tv Breakfast BBC News September 20, 2022 6:00am-9:00am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. the final farewell. queen elizabeth is laid to rest in windsor, alongside her husband the duke of edinburgh. the private commital service followed the queen's state funeral, as the nation said goodbye. as westminster gets back to work, the prime minister liz truss will vow to spend billions more on military aid for ukraine. it's a historic day for england's cricketers as they begin their t20
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all eyes on what the government would serve up in its budget this week. helping households and firms with the rising cost of living. it's a historic day for england's cricketers as they begin their t20 series against pakistan. the first time they've played there for 17 years. robbie williams is celebrating 25 years as a solo artist, and it's an anniversary that's put him in a reflective mood. maybe i was closer to what i wanted to achieve than i actually first thought. i'm incredibly grateful that the ship still goes forward. it's going to be a little bit warmer today than it was over the weekend. a fairly cloudy for many others but some bright or sunny spells developing. some rain in the forecast across the north west. all
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throughout the programme. it's tuesday 20th september. our main story. the royal family will observe another week of mourning for queen elizabeth and are not expected to carry out any official engagements, at the request of king charles. the late monarch was laid to rest with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, during a private burial service yesterday evening, which was attended just by close family. it followed a state funeral on a scale not seen for six decades. danjohnson has been looking back at the day. what are we to make of such shared sorrow? how does this emotional response inform our understanding of who we are? beneath the turning leaves of windsor�*s long walk, her late majesty's coffin past to the place she called home, and where she was laid to rest. a reign at its end,
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and the culmination of ten days of collective grief. so as the public gaze finally yields, how shall we reflect on this long procession of mourning? earlier on, the music got me, some of the tunes. yeah. and now ijust feel a blubbering wreck. but i suppose it's good to let it out. emotional, difficult. i must say i had a lump in my throat. i can quite happily say that i did feel very emotional about it and it was hard. i think it's quite special that we still have this as a country. - the pomp and ceremony is something really special that we have _ here in the uk and i think it's- something that we should continue to have, something quite special. it doesn't happen anywhere else, does it? we're so lucky. this was the grandest occasion britain could stage.
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from westminster hall, pulled by royal navy sailors, just the short distance across parliament square. and a reminder, here is a family's grief in full public glare. the crisp morning light of westminster abbey fell on a congregation of global leaders and generations of royals. the eyes of the world watched a solemn service of thanksgiving, in high praise and rousing hymns. big ben tolls. then the slow march resumed. down whitehall, with military precision and remembrance. she was our boss. i was really proud to serve for her, you know?
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she was everything. everything we did, it was hms, her majesty's ship. everything. she was just brilliant. a true leader. i always looked up to her. but it's when i met her that i realised what kind of a lady she was. and to me, it was, it was family. you know, knowing that she really did care for her, you know, for her, her people and her country. they filled the length of the mall and further, knowing the bedrock of so much for so long has gone. and now we, the new elizabethans, will take our place in history's endless procession. by the time she reached windsor, thousands were waiting to pay homage, as were these two. mick and sandy. of course, this is first and foremost about sadness, respect and giving thanks
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for the queen herself and her life of service. but then there's so much more going on here because it's raised so many deeper emotions in so many different people. and whether you support the monarchy or you don't, this is undoubtedly a significant moment in our civic life. i think it's hugely important. i mean, how often do you get to see history unfolding in front of your eyes, and such an incredible role model as well? i know for a long time he'll talk about it and i hope when he's older he'll be able to talk about the queen to his children, too. i didn't expect this amount of people to be here and it reminds me, i lost my mum about three years ago and it brings back the memory of that. and then everybody coming together. and uniting in friendships forged in this time of queues and crowds. i think it's an absolute moment in history. i think it's pivotal. i don't think we'll ever see
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the like of this again. she was a very, very special queen, human, mother, grandmother. and it felt appropriate to be here to pay respects. the way it's seamlessly run, all of the events, how the royal family have managed the last few days, so professional and really feel for them. it must have been so, so difficult. but, you know, it makes you proud to be british. in st george's chapel, the last rites of monarchy were performed in ancient ceremony. there are now new passages in the story of this kingdom. but in leaving elizabeth ii finally to her family, we're gently closing an entire volume of our rich and treasured history. danjohnson, bbc news, windsor.
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what a day, an extraordinary ten days it has been. we can speak now to our correspondent charlotte gallagher. she is in winter. you have spoken to several times, you have been with the crowd, you have witnessed this from start to finish. the period of royal mourning continues a little while yet? yes, it will continue _ a little while yet? yes, it will continue until— a little while yet? yes, it will continue until next _ a little while yet? yes, it will continue until next monday. | a little while yet? yes, it will- continue until next monday. what we can expect is a flag is an all royal buildings will be at half mast, unless king charles is there. if he is there, the royal standard will be raised to its full height. it's unlikely we will see any of the royal family at public engagements and i think probably for them, that will be a huge relief, won't it, jon? the number of times we have seen especially king charles out and about since his mother died, meeting
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world leaders, meeting uk politicians, even looking at it it looked exhausting. now this is a time for private grief, for the family to come together, they are not going to be on display as they have been over the last ten days or so. it's been a really, really emotional time for them, and emotional time for them, and emotional time for them, and emotional time for the country as well. but the country now, flags on other buildings will be raised to full height again and life will be getting back to normal. but i know a lot of people will still be reflecting on the life of queen elizabeth and what has happened in the uk over this time, it has been a monumental, historic time.- the uk over this time, it has been a monumental, historic time. thank you ve much, monumental, historic time. thank you very much, charlotte. _ monumental, historic time. thank you very much, charlotte. that's _ monumental, historic time. thank you very much, charlotte. that's a - monumental, historic time. thank you very much, charlotte. that's a good i very much, charlotte. that's a good point charlotte makes about the royal family needing time to just get across this and get their heads together, so many people telling us that in the crowds yesterday. hopefully they get the time to be them selves. the hopefully they get the time to be
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them selves-_ hopefully they get the time to be them selves. ., , ., them selves. the timetable for the kin: and them selves. the timetable for the king and queen — them selves. the timetable for the king and queen consort, _ them selves. the timetable for the king and queen consort, it - them selves. the timetable for the king and queen consort, it was - them selves. the timetable for the | king and queen consort, it was back to back, they had one day of rest. so it will be that time to reflect and take it all in as it is for lots of people. parliament resumes today after a 10—day suspension following the queen's death. the prime minister is meeting world leaders in her first overseas trip in the role this week, promising to match spending on military support for ukraine next year. back here, the cost of living crisis still tops the agenda, with more support measures due to be announced on friday. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. good morning, nick. it's a question lots of people at home are thinking about, what more support is coming? morning to you, nina, it looks very different around here today. but what we are going to get over the next few days is basically the delayed launch of liz truss's premiership. asjon was just saying, she is in new yorkjust now, she will be meeting with world leaders, including president biden. really
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interesting, she said overnight she doesn't think in the short and medium term that the negotiations with a free trade deal with the united states are going to start. she will talk a lot about ukraine and how she is pledging to give ukrainejust as much money next and how she is pledging to give ukraine just as much money next year as the uk has given this year for military aid. you are absolutely right on the domestic front, there are those huge challenges we have all been talking about as well. let me tell you what i think we are going to get over the next few days when it comes to those big question on the cost of living. remember that liz truss did set out her plans to cap bills for households. tomorrow we are going to get the details of how the government is going to help businesses with their soaring energy prices. i think that's probably going to be similar to what we saw with households, but on a much shorter term basis. probably only about six months rather than 18 months that was promised for households. then on thursday we are
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going to get some of the government's plans to get the nhs backlog dealt with, how it will get the nhs fighting fit for the winter. friday is a big day because we will get a mini budget where all of those tax cuts that liz truss promised during the tory leadership campaign, they will be delivered by the chancellor in parliament. there's a lot happening over the next few days. today is going to be that focus on the diplomacy and international issues, but over the next few days we will hear a lot about what is happening on the domestic front. we about what is happening on the domestic front.— about what is happening on the domestic front. we wait to hear, thank yon _ around six million disabled people in the uk will receive a one—off payment of £150 from today, to help with the rising cost of living. the government says it'll be made automatically to anyone receiving one of a number of disability benefits. those eligible are expected to receive the payment by the start of october. in ukraine, authorities say
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they are continuing to make progress with regaining territory, but president zelensky has outlined the need for the pace of aid, to match the pace of the military advance. our ukraine correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv for us this morning. i know it is difficult to keep a track of exactly what is happening, but what gains do we understand ukraine has made? 50. but what gains do we understand ukraine has made?— but what gains do we understand ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talkin: ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talking about _ ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talking about a _ ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talking about a small— ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talking about a small village - ukraine has made? so, jon, we are talking about a small village in - talking about a small village in luhansk, the village of bilohorivka. a small but significant gain for the ukrainians, it confirmed it will mean that the ukrainians have returned to luhansk, a region which has been fully in russian hands since july. has been fully in russian hands sincejuly. we have seen pictures and footage that appeared to show soldiers patrolling this village in luhansk. the governor there saying
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he expects a difficult battle ahead as the ukrainians go ahead with this counteroffensive, because russian forces are preparing to defend their positions. it does seem like the ukrainians are going ahead with this counteroffensive and they are using it as a message to western partners. we have been hearing this message for some time now, that the ukrainians need more weapons, and they need it now. in fact president zelensky last night again in a message to western partners, trying to tell western partners that this country needs more help. the president said, the pace of providing aid to ukraine should correspond to the pace of the military�*s movements. correspond to the pace of the military's movements.- correspond to the pace of the military's movements. thank you very much, for military's movements. thank you very much. for now- _ ajudge in the united states has overturned the murder conviction of a man whose case was at the centre of one of the most popular true—crime podcasts, serial. adnan syed was 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of his ex—girlfriend
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hae min lee, in 1999. prosecutors say there are two new suspects in the case. nearly quarter past six this morning, and carol has the weather for us. good morning. the weather this week is getting a little bit warmer. it was quite chilly over the weekend and yesterday, fairly cloudy as well and yesterday, fairly cloudy as well and this morning we start off on a cloudy note as well. but we do have some rain and that its fairly lights and drizzly across the north and the west, on and off through the day. breezy here as well. mist and fog in the south east, midlands and wales, giving way to brighter skies, sunny intervals developing with gentle breezes for most of us through the course of the day. temperatures 13 in the north of the 19 as we pushed on towards the south. through the evening and overnight we see the rain turned a
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little bit heavier across the north west, the winds will strengthen, gusts up to 35 miles an hour. under clearer skies we could see mist and fog patches anywhere in the south. not a cold night, nine to 13 degrees. tomorrow once again the rain it turns heavier across the north west, the winds strengthen again, gusts up to a0 miles an hour. largely dry, fair amount of sunshine and the chance of an isolated shower in southern scotland and northern england and a little bit warmer. temperatures up to 21. thank you very much, just looking through the papers here this morning, there are some stunning images on the front pages, capturing that moment of history. the images on the front pages, capturing that moment of history.— that moment of history. the likes of which we are — that moment of history. the likes of which we are probably _ that moment of history. the likes of which we are probably unlikely - that moment of history. the likes of which we are probably unlikely to i which we are probably unlikely to see in our lifetime again. all the front pages are dedicated to the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. "an outpouring of love"
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is the headline in the telegraph. the front page has a picture of the king placing the colours of the grenadier guards on his mother's coffin. "the final farewell" says the guardian which shows the late monarch's coffin being carried by pallbearers, adorned with flowers, the imperial state crown and the sovereign's orb and sceptre. the pool there is a tremendousjob, didn't they, yesterday? —— the pallbearers. the flowers were chosen because of their various connections to the queen. the i describes the day as representing the "end of the elizabethan age", as hundreds of thousands of people lined the route from westminster to windsor to say "thank you and goodbye". and the mirror simply says "until we meet again". lots of people yesterday talking about those who were carrying the
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coffin, that massive responsibility for those young men, incredible. you were down there, what it has it been like to be in london over the past week or so? it’s like to be in london over the past week or so?— week or so? it's been a privilege, it's been remarkable, _ week or so? it's been a privilege, it's been remarkable, it's - week or so? it's been a privilege, it's been remarkable, it's been i it's been remarkable, it's been extraordinary, we have spoken to thousands of people on breakfast will stop its been a moment, hasn't it? a moment we will always remember. what struck me is how surprise a lot of people in the crowds felt.— surprise a lot of people in the crowds felt. ~ ,., ., , crowds felt. about how they felt? one. crowds felt. about how they felt? one yes. — crowds felt. about how they felt? one. yes, people _ crowds felt. about how they felt? one. yes, people saying, - crowds felt. about how they felt? one. yes, people saying, if- crowds felt. about how they felt? one. yes, people saying, if you l one. yes, people saying, if you asked me _ one. yes, people saying, if you asked me a _ one. yes, people saying, if you asked me a couple _ one. yes, people saying, if you asked me a couple of _ one. yes, people saying, if you asked me a couple of weeks - one. yes, people saying, if you i asked me a couple of weeks ago, i never would have expected i would feel this way and come to london or edinburgh or queue for hours to file past the coffin but it has taken them by surprise.— past the coffin but it has taken them b surrise. ., ., ., them by surprise. their own emotion, eah. we them by surprise. their own emotion, yeah- we were _ them by surprise. their own emotion, yeah. we were watching _ them by surprise. their own emotion, yeah. we were watching it _ them by surprise. their own emotion, yeah. we were watching it in - them by surprise. their own emotion, yeah. we were watching it in salford l yeah. we were watching it in salford and the thing i will remember is the queue. charlie was there on thursday, we were watching and at that point it was five hours long and it grew and grew and it became less about the destination of seeing
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the coffin and more about the shared experiences while people were waiting. 0n experiences while people were waiting. on that commitment and the new friendships i found incredibly moving. and then yesterday, i think for a lots of people, itjust got real. i think if you have had to organise a funeralfor real. i think if you have had to organise a funeral for your family and the friendship group, that period between the death and the burial you are so busy and then the funeral comes and there is that immense sadness and a lot of people felt that yesterday. it’s immense sadness and a lot of people felt that yesterday.— felt that yesterday. it's about those connections _ felt that yesterday. it's about those connections as - felt that yesterday. it's about those connections as well, i felt that yesterday. it's about - those connections as well, everybody wherever you are, whether you are in edinburgh or london or windsor or just at home, everybody knows somebody who has had a letter from the queen or who saw the queen in a procession ten, 20, years ago. whatever their views of the monarchy, everybody feels they have some connection with her. lots monarchy, everybody feels they have some connection with her.— some connection with her. lots of --eole some connection with her. lots of people who _ some connection with her. lots of people who say. _ some connection with her. lots of people who say. i _ some connection with her. lots of people who say, i don't _ some connection with her. lots of| people who say, i don't necessarily believe in the monarchy but she was special. we believe in the monarchy but she was secial. ~ . ., ., ., . ., special. we heard that a lot. we are still keen to — special. we heard that a lot. we are still keen to hear _ special. we heard that a lot. we are
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still keen to hear your _ special. we heard that a lot. we are still keen to hear your stories, - special. we heard that a lot. we are still keen to hear your stories, get l still keen to hear your stories, get in touch with us. families and businesses could soon hear about plans to help with rising energy costs. the government is expected to set out a mini budget in parliament later this week. ben's in derby this morning, finding out what people there want to hear from the chancellor. sorry to interrupt your cup of tea there, ben! it’s sorry to interrupt your cup of tea there. iten!— there, ben! it's all right! iwill foruive there, ben! it's all right! iwill forgive you! — there, ben! it's all right! iwill forgive you! i _ there, ben! it's all right! iwill forgive you! i am _ there, ben! it's all right! iwill forgive you! i am in _ there, ben! it's all right! iwill forgive you! i am in the - there, ben! it's all right! iwill. forgive you! i am in the wayfarer cafe in derby, this is a city much is known for its tea, but her manufacturing. 0ver is known for its tea, but her manufacturing. over the road we have got the biggest train manufacturer in the uk and further on have a rolls—royce. cafe is like this rely on people who work there popping in for their lunch or breakfast. speaking of which, let me to show you the venue, it is an impressive one here. vegetarian breakfast, £5 20 for all of that. toast and jam,
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£1 20. 20 for all of that. toast and jam, £120. healthy, scrambled egg on toast for £3 60. these prices haven't changed for two years, they tell me, which is remarkable given that energy bills and the pressure from those has been rising. they have done their best not to pass that on to their customers who are also facing a cost of living crisis. but all eyes are on the mini budget which the government will outline later this week, on how it plans to help support households and businesses. what do we know so far? on energy bills, the prime minister 0n energy bills, the prime minister has already confirmed that the average household energy bill will be capped at £2500 per year for the next two years. that's a lot better than the estimate of £a000 per year but still significantly more, almost double what we were paying just a year ago. the prime minister has also promised to reverse the rise in national insurance and scrap
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temporarily green levies on energy bills, all try and help bring prices down. as far businesses are concerned, we awaited the detail but we will hear how supporters start in october we will hear how supporters start in 0ctoberfor six months, but it might have to be backdated. let's find out what businesses like this cafe want to hear. what would you like to hear, what would help you as a business in this mini budget? i like the fact that _ business in this mini budget? i like the fact that the _ business in this mini budget? i i. age: the fact that the government are stepping in and actually doing something, because our energy prices have doubled if not trebled in the last three months or so. what have doubled if not trebled in the last three months or so. what would ha en if last three months or so. what would happen if you _ last three months or so. what would happen if you put _ last three months or so. what would happen if you put prices _ last three months or so. what would happen if you put prices up - last three months or so. what would happen if you put prices up to - last three months or so. what would happen if you put prices up to try - happen if you put prices up to try and make some of that back from your business? we and make some of that back from your business? ~ , ., ., ., business? we provide for local businesses. — business? we provide for local businesses, like _ business? we provide for local businesses, like you _ business? we provide for local businesses, like you say, - business? we provide for local businesses, like you say, and| business? we provide for local. businesses, like you say, and we have got decent prices. if we put prices up, business will be affected by that. so we are hoping to keep
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our prices down to keep everybody happy so it is up to the government to help us out. happy so it is up to the government to help us out-— happy so it is up to the government to help us out. thank you very much. we will take — to help us out. thank you very much. we will take a — to help us out. thank you very much. we will take a look— to help us out. thank you very much. we will take a look at _ to help us out. thank you very much. we will take a look at what _ to help us out. thank you very much. we will take a look at what other - we will take a look at what other businesses want as well. it isn't just cafe is in hospitality, but the manufacturing sector, lots of others as well. we can speak to scott from the chamber of commerce of the east midlands. notjust here in derby but the whole region and the whole country, how are you seeing businesses cope with the pressures you are facing at the moment? we are heafina you are facing at the moment? we are hearing harrowing _ you are facing at the moment? we are hearing harrowing stories _ you are facing at the moment? we are hearing harrowing stories every - you are facing at the moment? we are hearing harrowing stories every day, i hearing harrowing stories every day, from businesses like this one, like manufacturers, across the whole spectrum of business sectors. it really is about, you have just said it, the devil is in the detail. let's understand what the immediate support is which is available particularly for energy, and then of course there are other things that businesses would want to see to help create jobs, businesses would want to see to help createjobs, create businesses would want to see to help create jobs, create investment and growth. create jobs, create investment and urowth. �* ., , growth. and when we hear things like, there _ growth. and when we hear things like, there will— growth. and when we hear things like, there will be _ growth. and when we hear things like, there will be support - growth. and when we hear things like, there will be support for - growth. and when we hear things like, there will be support for six | like, there will be support for six months for businesses, and then it
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will be reviewed and targeted for the most needy, the ones that most need the support, how do businesses cope with that kind of uncertainty when they are trying to make plans? of course the currency of business of course the currency of business is always confidence and certainty. at the moment business does not have certainty. it knows what the road map potentially looks like for the next six months around energy, we had quite a lot of promises from the new prime minister as part of that campaign about what support for business, tax reformation, and so on, look like. so let's now hear the detail and businesses will then hear some certainty for planning.- some certainty for planning. scott, thank ou some certainty for planning. scott, thank you very _ some certainty for planning. scott, thank you very much. _ some certainty for planning. scott, thank you very much. i _ some certainty for planning. scott, thank you very much. i wasn't - thank you very much. i wasn't ignoring you, monica, sitting here next to me for a good reason! you run a charity which helps households that are struggling, what is the picture you are seeing in derby at the moment? rslur picture you are seeing in derby at the moment?— picture you are seeing in derby at the moment? . . , , , the moment? our charity is based in burton the moment? our charity is based in
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iturton upon — the moment? our charity is based in burton upon trent _ the moment? our charity is based in burton upon trent in _ the moment? our charity is based in burton upon trent in the _ the moment? our charity is based in burton upon trent in the derbyshire| burton upon trent in the derbyshire area, _ burton upon trent in the derbyshire area, and _ burton upon trent in the derbyshire area, and in— burton upon trent in the derbyshire area, and in 22 years of working on the front— area, and in 22 years of working on the front line, it's the worst i have — the front line, it's the worst i have ever— the front line, it's the worst i have ever seen. we have families ringing _ have ever seen. we have families ringing us — have ever seen. we have families ringing us up saying, i haven't had -as ringing us up saying, i haven't had gas and _ ringing us up saying, i haven't had gas and electric for three days. the fact that _ gas and electric for three days. the fact that that has become the norm for a lot— fact that that has become the norm for a lot of— fact that that has become the norm for a lot of families isjust totally— for a lot of families isjust totally unacceptable. for a lot of families is 'ust totally unacceptable. things like scra - - in . totally unacceptable. things like scrapping the — totally unacceptable. things like scrapping the green _ totally unacceptable. things like scrapping the green levies - totally unacceptable. things like scrapping the green levies on i totally unacceptable. things like - scrapping the green levies on energy bills, capping prices at £2500 per year, the rebate, the government would say, it is doing or not, these are huge sums to try and help those vulnerable house households. it simply isn't enough. bearing in mind we have _ simply isn't enough. bearing in mind we have had — simply isn't enough. bearing in mind we have had an increase in april now, _ we have had an increase in april now. there _ we have had an increase in april now, there will be another increase despite _ now, there will be another increase despite the — now, there will be another increase despite the cap, fuel poverty is not a new_ despite the cap, fuel poverty is not a new thing. these are families who have already been struggling before the increase in april, already struggling for years. they are on prepayment metres where the standing charges _ prepayment metres where the standing charges are already at high levels. they are _ charges are already at high levels. they are putting £20 a week in and what would — they are putting £20 a week in and what would have ordinarily lasted
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for a _ what would have ordinarily lasted for a week, 20 to £30, they are now having _ for a week, 20 to £30, they are now having to _ for a week, 20 to £30, they are now having to put — for a week, 20 to £30, they are now having to put 50 to £60 per week in their prepayment metres, they cannot survive _ their prepayment metres, they cannot survive on _ their prepayment metres, they cannot survive on that. it is their prepayment metres, they cannot survive on that-— survive on that. it is a very stark icture, survive on that. it is a very stark picture. thank — survive on that. it is a very stark picture, thank you _ survive on that. it is a very stark picture, thank you for _ survive on that. it is a very stark picture, thank you for speaking l survive on that. it is a very stark. picture, thank you for speaking to us. everyone is doing their bit to try and help each other, help them selves of the cost of living. we will find out the detail of what the government will do later this week. a sign hasjust government will do later this week. a sign has just caught my eye in this cafe, they are doing their bit to help, the last thing you want is a traffic fine. traffic wardens are about, if you order we will bring you bring it to your van or car. that's the worst, nipping in for a coffee and getting a traffic fine! 0ur clock is broken, it is disappeared! it is causing chaos this morning, you say you don't know what the time is! if you do know —— if you do not have a clock, the time
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is at 6:26am! i will keep this here all morning for you, i will keep reminding you.— all morning for you, i will keep reminding you. apologies for that, we are working _ reminding you. apologies for that, we are working on _ reminding you. apologies for that, we are working on it! _ reminding you. apologies for that, we are working on it! we - reminding you. apologies for that, we are working on it! we will - reminding you. apologies for that, we are working on it! we will try i reminding you. apologies for that, | we are working on it! we will try to get the clock back but we will update you on the time as and when. it is exactly 27 minutes past six! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. an intensive clean—up operation has begun after hundreds of thousands of people came to the capital for the queen's lying in state and funeral. in westminster, street cleaning vehicles were decorated with black ribbons as they cleared the litter. throughout the night work was also underway to replace all the traffic lights that were taken down for the procession. floral tributes left for the queen in green and hyde park are going to stay put to give people time to get down and take a look. over the last ten days, visitors from around the world have descended on the capital —
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leaving beautiful displays and messages of support. next — a community hub in lambeth has been transformed into a place where people can come to keep warm — if they can't afford their heating bills. the space has opened as the cost of living continues to rise. the founder says he wants to provide an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone. we have redesigned this whole area as what we call a living room. we don't want it to be a "heat bank" or a "warm bank" because that's a bit demeaning — it takes away from people's dignity. as you'll see, people just sat around now. they're rich and they're poor and they're young and they're old. and you just come here because you come here. you don't have to say "i've come for the warmth"! travel now, and passengers are being warned to expect disruption at paddington station this morning because of damage to overhead power lines. engineers have been working overnight to try and fix two
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miles of overhead lines. gwr, heathrow express and elizabeth line services have all been affected. let's take a look at how tfl services are running this morning. there's a part suspension on the elizabeth line because of those problems at paddington. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there, good morning. well, for today and the next couple of days across the capital, it is set to stay dry with high pressure dominating. could see a few spots of drizzle, maybe, just in the thickness of the cloud — lots of that at times — but also some sunny spells breaking through, as they did yesterday. and then a more active weather front will bring us some spells of rain on thursday night into friday, leading to a cooler—feeling weekend with a northerly wind, but mostly dry. let's take a look at this morning, then. temperatures for many of us in high single figures, low double figures. there's lots of low cloud around this morning,
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and that cloud is set to thin and break — we'll see some sunny spells break through, the winds stay light today, and we'll see temperatures in the best of the sunshine reach 19 — even 20 degrees celsius, maybe — in central london. 0vernight tonight, plenty of cloud around at first, but that cloud will clear away after that weather front moves eastwards. so there will be lots of clear spells into wednesday morning — watch out for a bit of mist. wednesday, more sunshine, and temperatures peaking in the low 20s in celsius. that's it from me for now. there's lots more on our website — including a look at how the capital paid tribute to the queen yesterday. i'm back in half an hour — see you then. we have got the clock... 0h, we don't have the clock stuck in a, then she is! calm down, we are back to normal. latte then she is! calm down, we are back to normal. ~ , ., then she is! calm down, we are back to normal-— to normal. we can start properly now. coming up on breakfast
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this morning... from violent drug dealer — to local hero. we'll hear the incredible story of how pastor mick turned from a life of crime to a life of faith. # so, come on, let me entertain you...# this will make us all feel old. 25 years after releasing his debut solo album, robbie williams speaks to bbc breakfast about his latest music, home—schooling his children, and performing at glastonbury. # i believe...# and at 7:50 we'll chat to welsh opera singer sir bryn terfel about his upcoming uk tour, performing a very personal playlist. while mourners gathered inside westminster abbey for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii,
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thousands lined the streets of central london and millions more watched her majesty's final journey from their homes. it was a day when people around the uk stood still, fell silent and reflected as the nation bid a final farewell to britain's longest—reigning monarch. jayne mccubbin has this report. choral singing. we watched in our homes... ..in ourchurches... ..in ourcinemas, ourclubs, our parks. she united us in one final act of togetherness. i live on my own, and i didn't really want to be on my own today cos it's such an emotional day, and i'm never going to experience this again. bells toll.
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in alrewas, the church bells rang to call their community together. brothers—in—arms brian and paul had served together in the gulf war. first thing this morning is i wanted to just reflect on myself, and just watch it in peace. but, actually, to come here with brian, it's been great to get that army brotherhood together. so, yeah, i'm glad that came down, actually. i got very upset... ..cos, obviously, as we always say, it's our boss and we'll never have another boss like her, i don't think. this emotion is not easy for everyone to understand — nor is it easy to explain. how would you explain the emotion that you felt today? it's here, always here. and, you know, i can honestly say that. i mean, for everybody, it's all here. i don't know what it is,
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but we're the best in the world at it, aren't we? so we've got to be like that, you know? daft as it may seem! pubs like the red beret in wythenshawe opened to offer companionship, community. a lot of my customers haven't got company, so it's nice for them to come out and have a bit of company and watch something that they'll probably never, ever see again. remember, always, somebody cares. that's what i made our motto. remember, always, somebody cares. a moment in which many people thought not just about the monarch, but of their own loved ones lost. there's only me and my son — lost my daughter. she would have been here with us but, unfortunately, she died. but it was a...
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you know, we stick together, and it was good. we have to carry on like she did. she was a... she was a stalwart to us all. she was, bless her. god bless her. wonderful woman. they watched in the teuchters landing in leith. i think it's a time to reflect. i think we've all lost someone and so it's an opportunity in time to think about that. those people that have gone, and the people you've still got left. and they watched in the alma pub in harwich. the youngest was one, and the oldest was 91. a perfect british ceremony in the perfect british institution. it was a privilege to be able to share this moment with they community around me and my neighbours. with the community around
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me and my neighbours. very many watched with neighbours — just as doreen dyer did in milton keynes. she's just. . .stability. . .actually. i can't imagine a life without her. her finaljourney to windsor now. some, like colin edwards, chose to watch alone. he'd met the queen 150 times before finally saying his goodbye from his sofa in north wales. i've watched the whole thing. incredibly moving. spectacular. britain is the envy of the world. no other country in the world could stage a show like this. the queen would be overwhelmed by the response of people. the eyes of perhaps billions of people around the world saw this response, and what they saw looked like unity.
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she means a lot. i suppose this country has its friction over the years, but she's been kind of a force for reconciliation, hasn't she? she'll never be forgotten, will she? ever, ever. i'm getting emotional, i'm sorry. and so, ten days of national mourning came to an end — with images which are likely to be the biggest live television event in history. images which will never be forgotten. and that was jayne mccubbin reporting. just mccubbin reporting. showing it was about so much more just showing it was about so much more than what was happening in london and windsor. everybody marking it in their own way. get in touch and lets us know how you spend it yesterday.
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as one era ends, another begins and now thoughts turn to the new king and what comes next. king charles has long campaigned on environmental issues and has been a patron of the wildlife trust for more than a0 years. craig bennett is the chief executive of the charity and joins us now. good morning. isaid good morning. i said you good morning. isaid you briefly offair, is his interest in wildlife and the environment from the height? it absolutely is. i don't think anyone can question how passionate he has been about these issues from very early age, from working on climate change, trying to put nature in recovery and to do something about the ecological crisis, to pollution, rivers, farming, more sustainable farming methods. it is amazing to think his first speech on the environment was in 1970. in that he talked about the potential role of air pollution in causing cancer
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and a couple of weeks ago the bbc was covering a story that talked about that still and about air pollution causing cancer. it is extraordinary how long he has been at this and dedicated to this issue and really trying to drive change on it. no one can question it is authentic. i it. no one can question it is authentic-— it. no one can question it is authentic. , , , ., , authentic. i guess the question is, can he continue _ authentic. i guess the question is, can he continue to _ authentic. i guess the question is, can he continue to be _ authentic. i guess the question is, can he continue to be active - authentic. i guess the question is, can he continue to be active and l can he continue to be active and voicing these concerns as king? his first speech as monarch after his mother died when he addressed the nation on tv he made some reference about not being able to be as involved in issues in the future is involved in issues in the future is in the past. do you think he will have to scale it back and you will see less of him? he have to scale it back and you will see less of him?— have to scale it back and you will see less of him? he has made clear indication of— see less of him? he has made clear indication of this _ see less of him? he has made clear indication of this year, _ see less of him? he has made clear indication of this year, both - see less of him? he has made clear indication of this year, both in - see less of him? he has made clear indication of this year, both in the l indication of this year, both in the bbc documentary earlier this year about how he says he knows the role of monarch is different to the role of monarch is different to the role of prince of wales. in the speech he gave the night after her majesty died, he indicated he will have less
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time for his charities and issues. it is also worth bearing in mind, it is not as if her majesty didn't do anything on these issues. less than anything on these issues. less than a year ago we had that un climate change conference in glasgow and her majesty gave a speech on video to world leaders are saying it is time to move from talk to action and i think the interesting thing is one of the things that has happened over those 50 years in which king charles has really been pioneering and offering leadership on this position is they have moved from perhaps on the fringe to the mainstream. it is no longer controversial to say we have to act on climate change or try to put that nature in recovery. all the political parties agree on that at a headline level now. they might disagree on the intricacies of policy of how to go about it but to have an monarch that is saying this is really important and we have to work together and convene to take
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urgent action on this agenda, not only is that important but it will be following in the footsteps of her majesty. latte be following in the footsteps of her ma'es . ~ . ., ,., ,, �* , majesty. we heard about the queen's soft diplomacy _ majesty. we heard about the queen's soft diplomacy around _ majesty. we heard about the queen's soft diplomacy around the _ majesty. we heard about the queen's soft diplomacy around the securing i soft diplomacy around the securing of london 2012, how much impact it can have when an monarch does that influence behind—the—scenes. absolutely right. the important thing is what the specifics are of that role. the monarch can convene and one of the hugely important roles that keelan giles has played over the last 50 years is his role to convene, bring people together to try to find agreement as to how to take action on this. it is not so much that he is saying this is how to do it but he is providing the space for people to come together to try and find that way forward. the conversation _ try and find that way forward. the conversation around it, keep it going. conversation around it, keep it ttoin_ �* , , conversation around it, keep it anoin. ~ , ., ., going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledue going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledge of— going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledge of the _ going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledge of the detail. _ going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledge of the detail. one - going. absolutely. he has amazing knowledge of the detail. one of i going. absolutely. he has amazing | knowledge of the detail. one of the things i found extraordinary over several years, things i found extraordinary over severalyears, i things i found extraordinary over several years, i worked on these issues full—time for 25, 30 years,
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and whenever i meet him it is almost frustrating that he has a new piece of information or has just read something new that is a surprise to me. he is really up on the detail and across that and i often wonder how does he manage that? somehow he manages to do that. he is how does he manage that? somehow he manages to do that.— manages to do that. he is on his -hone manages to do that. he is on his phone beforehand. _ manages to do that. he is on his phone beforehand. something i manages to do that. he is on his l phone beforehand. something like that! if he phone beforehand. something like that! if he as _ phone beforehand. something like that! if he as king _ phone beforehand. something like that! if he as king is _ phone beforehand. something like that! if he as king is not _ phone beforehand. something like that! if he as king is not able - phone beforehand. something like that! if he as king is not able to i that! if he as king is not able to net as that! if he as king is not able to get as involved _ that! if he as king is not able to get as involved as _ that! if he as king is not able to get as involved as he _ that! if he as king is not able to get as involved as he has - that! if he as king is not able to get as involved as he has in - that! if he as king is not able to get as involved as he has in the| get as involved as he has in the past, a lot of people are saying his son, prince william, the new prince of wales, might take on the same campaigns? is that the right word? adopting the issues his father was able to stop are you expecting to see more of william in the future? there has been very clear signals that that will probably be the case. for a start we know prince william has long cared about these issues, as well. it is a constant through from her majesty, the former duke of edinburgh, they both cared about these issues. prince charles, prince william. one thing they have
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together is that they are united in caring about climate change and nature. i think what was really interesting at the platinum jubilee celebrations earlier this year, there was a real focus of the new prince of wales' speech being very much about the need to tackle the climate and nature crisis whereas actually the now king charles' words were very much about his mother and it felt to me then that that was a bit of handing over of the baton in anticipation of what might later come. it does appeal to me like the new prince of wales will absolutely want to take up that baton and perhaps king charles will find a way very gently to just emphasise how important this is, but in a new way. what i really want to know is, you have known him for 20 years, what is he really liked? you must have a good sense of his personality what i would say is i have always been struck by, to be honest, his
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intelligence. _ struck by, to be honest, his intelligence. i— struck by, to be honest, 713 intelligence. i said before struck by, to be honest, “i 3 intelligence. i said before how it is amazing that i worked full time on these issues and he still surprised me with a comment or a reference he has just read and it is quite extraordinary how he manages to do that. similarly, he might go into a room where there is a reception of 100 people and has been giving biographies of people in advance and when he goes around the room, he will still know something about each of the people in their and be able to strike up conversation about something that is unique to that individual. he is really pretty sharp in a number of ways, but the key thing isjust really pretty sharp in a number of ways, but the key thing is just his passion and authenticity for this kind of range of sustainability and caring about the environment and, actually, behind that, his concern for people because it is very much driven at the bottom of all that about the concern about people and communities, notjust the birds and the bees. communities, not 'ust the birds and the bees. �* ., ., communities, not 'ust the birds and the bees. ., . , the bees. both are so closely linked. thank _ the bees. both are so closely linked. thank you. _ an inquest begins today
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into the death of molly russell. she was just 1a years old when she took her own life in 2017. after her death, her family found large amounts of graphic material about self—harm and suicide on her social media accounts. her father ian then became a high profile campaigner for online child safety, forcing instagram into a promise to remove the most harmful content. executives from both meta — which owns instagram — and the picture—sharing site pinterest have been ordered by the coroner to give evidence in person at her inquest, which is expected to last two weeks. our correspondent angus crawford has more. looking for answers — still. hoping an inquest may provide some. today, ian's meeting the family's legal team. hello? it's ian russell to seejess and oliver. it contains some material that i'm sure is going to be very upsetting. tens of thousands of documents —
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molly's life on social media. there was just no let—up for molly. this is relentless. pictures, drawings and posts — some too graphic to show. she said to us in her notes that she was sorry and... ..that she loved us. and somehow we... ..kept her alive for so long. and i didn't quite understand it until now. but i think i... i'm beginning to know what she means. since molly's death, ian's campaigned to make social media safer... i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter. that moment, my old life stopped. ..telling her story, pushing debate. it's devastating, and they should live up to their words.
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he says the tech companies could be doing much more to make their platforms safe — and others agree. ian has been absolutely magnificent because, you know, from the very beginning he's actually sort of put his loss, his pain and his agony into trying to make sure that this doesn't happen to other families. and in a way, it's a david—and—goliath story, isn't it? so nearly five years after molly's death, her inquest will finally take place here. hugely important for her family, of course — it will also be closely watched at westminster and in silicon valley. not looking forward to it at all. that...glimpse into someone we still love so dearly, into...the anguish... ..she was feeling. but i think and i hope that we will learn lessons
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and that it will help produce the change that's needed to keep people safe. to keep people alive. angus crawford, bbc news. if you've been affected by the issues raised in that report, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. we will keep across all the developments in that case. john has the support. developments in that case. john has the support-— the support. something of a pause but we are talking _ the support. something of a pause but we are talking cricket - the support. something of a pause but we are talking cricket this - but we are talking cricket this morning because england are embarking on an historic tour for them because they are returning to pakistan. they haven't been there for some 17 years. there was a real pause on teams touring in pakistan in the sri lankan team bus that ended touring there for some years
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but england making a long—awaited return. it but england making a long-awaited return. , ., but england making a long-awaited return. , . , return. it is a shame it was paused because there _ return. it is a shame it was paused because there is _ return. it is a shame it was paused because there is such _ return. it is a shame it was paused because there is such a _ return. it is a shame it was paused because there is such a big - because there is such a big relationship between the nations. think of how passionate they are in pakistan for cricket and some of the superstars in the mix so to be able to see them playing in pakistan is what they wanted. they were meant to go last year but pulled the plug, so a very special occasion. good morning. they arrived on thursday amid high security — joe wilson is in karachi. with good reason, karachi gives itself this title. home to around 16 million residents on a sunday afternoon — so many of them are playing cricket. but some of the people here weren't even born the last time england toured pakistan — after 17 years, this is their chance. yes, i am going to stadium to watch all matches. all matches?
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yes. and how many will england win? er... 50/50. all pakistan likes cricket so much. we all so appreciate england coming to pakistan. so safe country. i like that. siren blares. well, this is what it takes to make the series happen. it's how the teams are escorted just to training sessions. security fears had kept touring sides away. england are here for seven t20 matches in all, and will be captained initially by moin ali — who grew up in birmingham with strong pakistani heritage. the security's been awesome. of course it feels safe. hopefully put on a good show for the crowds and that's the most important thing. with england not coming here for so long, it's been really sad and it's been, i guess, quite depressing for a lot of people. and i think the fact that we're here now —
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and hopefully in the future will come many times more — is a great sign going forward. and for me to be part of that is amazing. the teams have actually been sharing evening training sessions, with the ground split in two — pakistan on one side and england on the other — same time, almost same place. there's no competition without cooperation. normal life continues in one of the world's biggest cities, but there have been desperate days for pakistan after the recent floods. cricket�*s the distraction, the entertainment — whatever�*s needed, it matters that england are finally back here. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. england will be desperate to put on a show. they have not played well of late and pakistan cricket fans will be desperate for that. i late and pakistan cricket fans will be desperate for that.— be desperate for that. i thought that 50/50 _ be desperate for that. i thought that 50/50 was _ be desperate for that. i thought that 50/50 was very _ be desperate for that. i thought that 50/50 was very diplomatic. be desperate for that. i thought - that 50/50 was very diplomatic. very di - lomatic. that 50/50 was very diplomatic. very diplomatic. all _ that 50/50 was very diplomatic. very diplomatic. all out _ that 50/50 was very diplomatic. - diplomatic. all out when, surely? may be when the camera isn't on.
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this has made us feel a little bit cold this morning, hasn't it? ancient! —— a little bit old. for a quarter of a century, pop star robbie williams has been entertaining the world as a solo artist. 25 years since he left take that! to mark the milestone he's now released a brand new album — which has already broken records. appropriately named xxv — it features some of his best loved hits from across the decades — as you've never heard them before. he's been speaking to our erntertainment correspondent, colin paterson. # so, come on, let me entertain you. # let me entertain you... so, an album to celebrate 25 years of being a solo star. yep. what made you want to revisit these songs with an orchestra? my management said that we should mark the anniversary of 25 years because it's important to mark anniversaries. i was like, "all right, if you say so, ok."
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and i understand now why you mark anniversaries — you get to look back and go, "maybe i was closer to what i wanted to achieve than i actually first thought." # no regrets. # they don't work. # no regrets. # they only hurt... and then, also, you get these incredibly talented people that play their instruments and form an orchestra, and then the orchestra gives these frequencies that are angelic and godlike, and it adds import to what could otherwise be throwaway pop records. gravitas. gravitas! i've got gravitas on these records now, and...i'm worthy. # i guess the love we once had is officially...
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# undead. but it sounds like, from going back and looking at the songs again, it has actually given you a real sense ofjoy. my big feeling is my best years professionally could have been from when i was 16 to 21, when i was in take that. when i was in take that. # could it be magic now? # now. # now and hold on fast. # could this be the magic at last? i know how brittle my ego is, and i know how fragile i am as a human being. and, you know, to be a "has been" or a "was what" or whatever it was that would have happened to me after take that — i'm incredibly grateful that the ship still goes forward. that's what. .. in short, i'm incredibly grateful — that's what the anniversary has done for me. it almost didn't happen. # well, tonight i'm gonna live for today. # so come along for the ride.
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# i'm hope i'm old before i die... life thru a lens came out, september1997. do you remember what number it entered at? four? 11! no way! you missed the top ten, and you were out the charts within four weeks. my god... that's terrifying. what did you feel at that time? call my dealer and go to groucho. that's what i was feeling at that time, to be honest with you, because that's where i was at in the world. i was in a daze at the time. you know, it was... i wasn't wondering about an awful lot. i knew i'd got angels in my back pocket. # she won't forsake me... what are we doing? # i'm loving angels instead... the other huge thing was you playing glastonbury in 1998 — next year, the 25th anniversary of that. what about you for the legend slot?
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yeah, that'd be cool, actually — i'd like to do that. er... yeah, i'd like another go round on that stage and feel that audience and get the chance to do it, yeah. cos you've never been back. no, i've not, have i? never really been on my radar and, obviously, it's not been on their radar, either. but now i'm like, "yeah, i...want to do that." there's only one problem. what? spice girls say they want it. oh, really? the legend slot. mm! what about spice girls for next time? mel gasps. that is... oh, sorry. that's. .. that's how excited you are. that's how excited i am! you have smacked my mic with excitement. you know, it's the dream. really? it's the absolute dream. they sent an envoy this year — mel c was there. really? their wirral ambassador. er... yeah, no, then that... like, the spice girls trumps a robbie williams, so maybe i'll have to wait. but you would like it one day. yeah, yeah. why would it mean so much to you? it is the epicentre of the music
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world for that we weekend. # through it all she offers me protection. # a lot of love and affection. # whether i'm right or wrong. and everybody�*s watching, everybody�*s got their eyes on it. and that kind of thing doesn't exist these days because music on tv has died a death, and music being a potent, viable thing that gets you to sit down on a thursday night at 7:00 for half an hour now doesn't exist. so, um, yeah, it's a big deal. cheering. 25 years! he has packed a lot in. we will hear more from him after 8am talking about home—schooling and culling asks him why... the talking about home-schooling and culling asks him why. . .— culling asks him why... the body language- _ culling asks him why... the body language- we — culling asks him why... the body language. we look _ culling asks him why... the body language. we look forward - culling asks him why... the body language. we look forward to i culling asks him why... the body - language. we look forward to finding out. time now to get the news,
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travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. an intensive clean—up operation has begun after hundreds of thousands of people came to the capital for the queen's lying in state and funeral. in westminster, street cleaning vehicles were decorated with black ribbons as they cleared the litter. throughout the night work was also underway to replace all the traffic lights that were taken down for the procession. the for the procession. queen �*s funeral was also a major the queen �*s funeral was also a major event for the police with more than 10,000 officers deployed from every force in the uk. scotland yard says of 5pm yesterday afternoon, 67 people been arrested. floral tributes left for the queen in green and hyde park are going to stay put to give people time to get down and take a look. over the last ten days, visitors from around the world have
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descended on the capital — leaving beautiful displays and messages of support. next, a community hub in lambeth has been transformed into a place where people can come to keep warm if they can't afford their heating bills. the space has opened as the cost of living continues to rise. the founder says he wants to provide an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone. we have redesigned this whole area as what we call a living room. we don't want it to be a "heat bank" or a "warm bank" because that's a bit demeaning — it takes away from people's dignity. as you'll see, people just sat around now. they're rich and they're poor and they're young and they're old. and you just come here because you come here. you don't have to say "i've come for the warmth"! travel now, and passengers are being warned to expect disruption at paddington station this morning because of damage to overhead power lines. engineers have been working overnight to try and fix two miles of overhead lines.
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let's take a look at how tfl services are running this morning. there's a part suspension on the elizabeth line because of those problems at paddington. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there, good morning. well, for today and the next couple of days across the capital, it is set to stay dry with high pressure dominating. could see a few spots of drizzle, maybe, just in the thickness of the cloud — lots of that at times — but also some sunny spells breaking through, as they did yesterday. and then a more active weather front will bring us some spells of rain on thursday night into friday, leading to a cooler—feeling weekend with a northerly wind, but mostly dry. let's take a look at this morning, then. temperatures for many of us in high single figures, low double figures. there's lots of low cloud around this morning, and that cloud is set to thin and break — we'll see some sunny spells break through, the winds stay light today, and we'll see temperatures in the best of the sunshine reach 19 — even 20 degrees celsius, maybe — in central london. overnight tonight, plenty of cloud around at first, but that cloud will clear away after that weather
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front moves eastwards. so there will be lots of clear spells into wednesday morning — watch out for a bit of mist. wednesday, more sunshine, and temperatures peaking in the low 20s in celsius. that's it from me for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. the final farewell. queen elizabeth is laid to rest in windsor, alongside her husband the duke of edinburgh. the private commital service followed the queen's state funeral, as the nation said goodbye. as westminster gets back to work, the prime minister liz truss will vow to spend billions more
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on military aid for ukraine. good morning from derby where there are plenty of options on the menu at this cafe, but all eyes are on what the government will serve up in its mini budget later this week. i am finding out what businesses like this are hoping to hearfrom finding out what businesses like this are hoping to hear from the chancellor as he sets out plans to help households and firms with the rising cost of living. it's a historic day for england's cricketers as they begin their t20 series against pakistan. the first time they've played there for 17 years. some mist and fog to watch out for this morning, that will lift and for many of us it is going to be dry with bright or sunny intervals, some light rain in the north—west, and warmer than yesterday. all of the details later. it's tuesday 20th september. our main story. the royal family will observe another week of mourning for queen elizabeth and are not expected to carry out any official engagements, at the request of king charles. the late monarch was laid
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to rest with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, during a private burial service yesterday evening, which was attended just by close family. it followed a state funeral on a scale not seen for six decades. danjohnson has been looking back at the day. what are we to make of such shared sorrow? how does this emotional response inform our understanding of who we are? beneath the turning leaves of windsor�*s long walk, her late majesty's coffin passed to the place she called home, and where she was laid to rest. a reign at its end, and the culmination of ten days of collective grief. so as the public gaze finally yields, how shall we reflect on this long procession of mourning? earlier on, the music got me, some of the tunes. yeah. and now ijust feel
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a blubbering wreck. but i suppose it's good to let it out. emotional, difficult. i must say i had a lump in my throat. i can quite happily say that i did feel very emotional about it and it was hard. this was the grandest occasion britain could stage. from westminster hall, pulled by royal navy sailors, just the short distance across parliament square. and a reminder, here is a family's grief in full public glare. the crisp morning light of westminster abbey fell on a congregation of global leaders and generations of royals. the eyes of the world watched a solemn service of thanksgiving,
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in high praise and rousing hymns. big ben tolls. then the slow march resumed. down whitehall, with military precision and remembrance. she was our boss. i was really proud to serve for her, you know? she was everything. everything we did, it was hms, her majesty's ship. everything. she was just brilliant. a true leader. i always looked up to her. but it's when i met her that i realised what kind of a lady she was. and to me, it was, it was family. you know, knowing that she really did care for her, you know, for her, her people and her country. they filled the length of the mall and further,
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knowing the bedrock of so much for so long has gone. and now we, the new elizabethans, will take our place in history's endless procession. by the time she reached windsor, thousands were waiting to pay homage, as were these two. mick and sandy. of course, this is first and foremost about sadness, respect and giving thanks for the queen herself and her life of service. but then there's so much more going on here because it's raised so many deeper emotions in so many different people. and whether you support the monarchy or you don't, this is undoubtedly a significant moment in our civic life. i think it's hugely important. i think it's an absolute moment in history. i think it's pivotal. i don't think we'll ever see the like of this again.
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she was a very, very special queen, human, mother, grandmother. and it felt appropriate to be here to pay respects. in st george's chapel, the last rites of monarchy were performed in ancient ceremony. there are now new passages in the story of this kingdom. but in leaving elizabeth i! finally to her family, we're gently closing an entire volume of our rich and treasured history. danjohnson, bbc news, windsor. what a day it was. the royal family remain in private mourning for the next week or so. we can speak now to our correspondent charlotte gallagher. she is in winter where they remain. i'm thinking now finally after ——
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she is at windsor castle. now the time come for the private family grief. i time come for the private family arief. . �* , ., ., grief. i imagine it's a relief for them all, _ grief. i imagine it's a relief for them all, but _ grief. i imagine it's a relief for them all, but especially - grief. i imagine it's a relief for them all, but especially for i grief. i imagine it's a relief for. them all, but especially for king charles and the queen consort camilla who have not stopped since the queen died. there have been public engagement, world leaders to meet, uk politicians to meet, prince charles has not only been grieving his mum but he has had to start this job, one of the biggestjobs in the world, so much responsibility and scrutiny. even when he was standing around the coffin of his mother, the cameras of the world were focused on him. and now is the time for the family to grieve privately, to come together. and i'm sure it's going to be really, really emotional. we will not see probably the royal family in public until next monday, that is when the period of royal mourning is
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over and at every royal building the flags will fly at half mast apart from way king charles is in residence, where the royal standard will fly edits. —— fly at its full height. but now for us things will get back to normal. the railings are being removed from here, the pub is getting the local delivery, things are very busy, but lots of people will be thinking about the queen and their lives and what she meant to them. . .. their lives and what she meant to them. ., ,, ,., their lives and what she meant to them. . ~' ,. , their lives and what she meant to them. ., ,, y., , . ., ., them. thank you very much, charlotte at windsor castle. _ them. thank you very much, charlotte at windsor castle. things _ them. thank you very much, charlotte at windsor castle. things are - at windsor castle. things are turning back to normal. but that is the case at politics as well. parliament resumes today after a 10—day suspension following the queen's death. somebody else with a newjob to get their head around. the prime minister is meeting world leaders in her first overseas trip in the role this week, promising to match spending on military support for ukraine next year. back here, the cost of living crisis
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still tops the agenda, with more support measures due to be announced on friday. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. good morning, nick. an unusual self of the prime minster but a big start ahead? , , . of the prime minster but a big start ahead? , ,.,, of the prime minster but a big start ahead? , , ., , ~ of the prime minster but a big start ahead?- that _ of the prime minster but a big start ahead?| and - that _ of the prime minster but a big start ahead? at of that .. - , ~ w , ~ of the prime minster but a big start ahead? at of it is that�* some ts w ~ ~ "7 ~ plans of pla ns of think plans start is”; of her to start is to get some of her strategy this week. thing we going is mm mammal prices. that just energy prices. remember that just before energy prices. remember thatjust before the we had before the queen's death, we had from the prime minister about plans to help households for the next couple of years. we will get the business plan tomorrow, i think it will be broadly similar, will business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and broadly similar, will business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and keep ly similar, will business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and keep prices lar, will business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and keep prices down, will business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and keep prices down, keep. business plan tomorrow, i think it wil and keep prices down, keep some try and keep prices down, keep some sort of cap on them. but it will be shorter term, sort of cap on them. but it will be shorterterm, probably sort of cap on them. but it will be shorter term, probably only a few
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months rather than two years. thursday we will get a plan from the government about how it is going to deal with problems in the nhs, like the backlog in deal with problems in the nhs, itimes, backlog in deal with problems in the nhs, itimes, and .log in deal with problems in the nhs, itimes, and .log �* long waiting times and he karts , to w3itirtd times 313 he !3r�*.a , to to w3itirtd times 313 he !3h.a , to to get an with their now, appointment with their gp just now, that will be thursday's plan. friday is a very big day because we are going to get a mini budget where the new chancellor kwasi kwarteng sets out how he is going to cut taxes. liz truss said she would bring down national insurance taxes and cancel the rise in corporation tax, that will happen in the next few days. it will happen in the next few days. it will be a big moment for the government to set out its strategy and its plan to grow the economy. we :-=: point out 5 point out firstly that liz should point out firstly that liz truss is going to new york, she is therejust now, she truss is going to new york, she is there just now, she will be talking about more money for ukraine over the next couple of years. she has also talked overnight about a tray to deal with the united states. you
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might remember that was one —— tried to deal with the united states, you might remember that people who supported brexit were keen on that backin supported brexit were keen on that back in the referendum in 2016. the new prime minister has poured cold water on the idea of that happening anytime soon, she says she does not expect any negotiations the short to medium term so we will be a good few years before the talks about trade deal with the united states could get going. deal with the united states could aet anoin. . .. deal with the united states could aet anoin. ., ,, ,., around six million disabled people in the uk will receive a one—off payment of £150 from today, to help with the rising cost of living. the government says it'll be made automatically to anyone receiving one of a number of disability benefits. those eligible are expected to receive the payment by the start of october. officials in ukraine say their armed forces have ta ken officials in ukraine say their armed forces have taken more land back in the east of the country with president zelensky claiming russian
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forces are panicking. he also outlined the need for the pace of aid to match the pace of the military advance. rail services out of london's paddington station remain disrupted this morning, because of problems with overhead power lines. passengers hoping to travel to london to watch the queen's funeral procession yesterday were affected. network rail has apologised and advised passengers not to travel unless absolutely necessary. time to check in with carol, and a look at the morning's weather. i can't see her in the fog! good to be back, thank you! it is quite foggy for some of us this morning. in staffordshire, parts of the midlands, southern england and wales are seeing the fog but it will lift and brighten up. we have got some drizzly rain in the north and west, breezy conditions here and quite a bit of cloud in scotland
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with one or two holes in the cloud here and there. for northern ireland, a brighter start but you can see the cloud across england and wales, the fog is slowly lifting. as we go through the course of the day, some of us will hang onto the cloud and some of us will see it break up with bright or sunny spell developing. breezy across the north west, very light breezes elsewhere with temperatures 13 to 19 degrees. through the evening and overnight, the rain across the north west turns a little bit heavier. the wind strengthens, there will be clear skies and as we can further south in light winds, we could see some mist and fog patches forming once again. it is not going to be a cold night, overnight lows between ten and 13 or 1a degrees. tomorrow, a lot of dry weather and sunshine, heavier rain with the wind is gusting up to a0 miles an hour. we might catch the odd shower in southern scotland and northern england, the exception rather than the rule, and it is
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going to be warmer. nearly a quarter past seven. families and businesses could soon hear about plans to help with rising energy costs. it has felt like a long wait for a lot of businesses. ben's in derby this morning with the details. good morning, plenty of options on the menu here for breakfast at this cafe. but all eyes are on the mini budget we are expecting on friday. there is nothing mini about it because huge sums will be needed to support businesses like this one and households with the rising cost of living. we are in derby because manufacturing is a huge sector here, the biggest train maker in the uk, and further along, rolls—royce. the biggest train maker in the uk, and furtheralong, rolls—royce. it's notjust households but businesses as well. looking at what the government will do to help support them with rising energy prices. we
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know that households will be protected by an energy price guarantee, the average household fuel bill will be capped at £2500 per yearfor fuel bill will be capped at £2500 per year for the next two years, a lot better than the £a000 that estimates suggested it could get up to but it is still almost double what it was just a years ago. businesses do not have that guarantee, the government says it will provide support for businesses for six months but we do not have the detail on what that might involve. what might we find out in the budget? the prime minister has already signalled that she might reverse the rise in national insurance as well as scrapping temporarily green levies on household fuel bills to try and help with those rising cost of living pressures. joining me here, excuse me, i am choking on my coffee! join me, i am choking on my coffee! join me here later when we will be
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finding out from the customers and businesses about what they want to have. . , ., , ., ., businesses about what they want to have. . , ., , . ., ., have. have you been having that mega breakfast? i— have. have you been having that mega breakfast? i knew— have. have you been having that mega breakfast? i knew you _ have. have you been having that mega breakfast? i knew you were _ have. have you been having that mega breakfast? i knew you were going - breakfast? i knew you were going to... laughter i thought i would get away with it! i thought i would get away with it! i was wolfing my breakfast down just a minute before you came to me. i think astray piece of toast got to me. it think astray piece of toast got to me. . . think astray piece of toast got to me, , ., think astray piece of toast got to me. . , , ., . think astray piece of toast got to me. , ., . ., think astray piece of toast got to me. . ., me. it was the brown sauce on your trousers that _ me. it was the brown sauce on your trousers that gave _ me. it was the brown sauce on your trousers that gave you _ me. it was the brown sauce on your trousers that gave you away! - me. it was the brown sauce on your trousers that gave you away! shalll trousers that gave you away! shall we 'ust trousers that gave you away! shall we just talk _ trousers that gave you away! shall we just talk to _ trousers that gave you away! shall we just talk to him _ trousers that gave you away! shall we just talk to him for _ trousers that gave you away! shall we just talk to him for ages? —— torture him for ages? it is tempting. thank you. ajudge in the united states has overturned the murder conviction of a man whose case was at the centre of one of the world's most popular true—crime podcasts — �*serial.’ adnan syed was 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of his ex—girlfriend hae min lee in baltimore, in 1999. did you listen to it? i did, i think it was one _ did you listen to it? i did, i think it was one of _ did you listen to it? i did, i think it was one of the _ did you listen to it? i did, i think it was one of the pod _ did you listen to it? i did, i think it was one of the pod casts - did you listen to it? i did, i thinkj it was one of the pod casts which launched podcasts for many people.
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our north america correspondent david willis has the story. cheering, screaming. adnan syed allowed himselfjust the faintest of smiles as he left court after 23 years in jail. his supporters have long maintained his innocence, yet every appeal over the course of the last two decades has been denied. adnan syed was found guilty of strangling his former high school sweetheart, hae min lee, and burying her body in a shallow grave. she was 18 at the time of her death, he was 17. and were it not for one of the foremost true—crime podcasts, mr syed might have been destined
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to spend the rest of his life behind bars. the most popular podcast in the world at the time, serial not only focused worldwide attention on the case, but raised serious questions about the validity of his conviction — doubts prosecutors in mr syed's home town of baltimore came to share when they set about re—examining the evidence. at their behest, a judge has now overturned his conviction, and released him pending the completion of the new inquiry. there were gasps and applause in the courtroom as the judge gave the order for mr syed's shackles to be removed. through our review, our re—investigation revealed that the original prosecutors and the subsequent prosecutors in the attorney general�*s office failed to disclose relevant information about alternative suspects — one of whom threatened to kill the victim, and had motive to kill the victim, and both of whom had a pattern of violence against women. prosecutors are waiting
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on the outcome of new dna tests using technology that was unavailable at the time of the trial. but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did? this re—examination of the evidence more than two decades after her death has left the victim's family feeling betrayed. the way the state's attorney's office acted in this case is just inexcusable. they knew about this for more than a year, it was clear from their conduct they absolutely did not want to afford this victim any meaningful opportunity to address this motion. my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him — again — with hae min lee's murder, or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington.
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it is amazing to see, not necessarily the final resolution, but a resolution in that case and just to hear that music again that you heard so many episodes of serial. ,., ., you heard so many episodes of serial. ., , serial. the power of the podcast. as thin . s serial. the power of the podcast. as things were _ serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to _ serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some - serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some kind - serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some kind of. as things were to some kind of normal, politics is resuming. the chancellor will deliver a mini budget this friday, which is expected to include details of tax cuts promised by the new prime minister liz truss, during her leadership campaign. we're joined now by labour's shadow treasury ministerjames murray. good morning, good to see you. let's talk about what we do know from the government, household bills, average dual use being frozen until 202a, what you make of that plan? i dual use being frozen unti12024, what you make of that plan? i think we are glad — what you make of that plan? i think we are glad that — what you make of that plan? i think we are glad that the _ what you make of that plan? i think we are glad that the government i we are glad that the government finally realised that something needs to be done about energy bills this winter and beyond. we have been calling for an energy price cap
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freeze since summer. i think what is really concerning is the question of who pays for this and what do we get for it. what the government have been saying is that all of the cost of their plan is going to fall on borrowing, which is a future taxpayers footing the bill, which is in contrast for what we have been calling for which is to make sure there is a windfall tax on those excess profits from oil and gas giants to pay from that help. in the immediacy. — giants to pay from that help. in the immediacy, households _ giants to pay from that help. in the immediacy, households are - giants to pay from that help. in the immediacy, households are worried about stability and on paper what they know under a conservative plan is they know where their bills are until 202a. is they know where their bills are until202a. under is they know where their bills are until 202a. under labour, is they know where their bills are until202a. under labour, it is they know where their bills are until 202a. under labour, it would just be six months. unti12024. under labour, it would just be six months.— unti12024. under labour, it would just be six months. what we have set out is the plan _ just be six months. what we have set out is the plan for _ just be six months. what we have set out is the plan for the _ just be six months. what we have set out is the plan for the next _ just be six months. what we have set out is the plan for the next six - out is the plan for the next six months which is fully costed which explains exactly who is paying which requires no borrowing, which shows that the windfall tax will make a contribution to pay for that help. we said that would get us through the next six months, and then look at what is needed beyond that. i think the real dividing line here,
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the real difference here is who is going to pay for it. if you look at the oil and gas giants and excess profits, we know from the treasury's and documents that some £170 billion worth of excess profits over the next couple of years, and for the government to rule out looking at asking for a contribution from those excess profits is just wrong. every penny which has not made from a windfall tax is money that falls on taxpayers, so we think their approach to do that is wrong. the government's _ approach to do that is wrong. the government's believe, certainly the prime minister's believe, is by reducing tax to encourage investment and growth. part of that is finishing the cap on banking bonuses to attract more banks in the uk. what do you make of that? i think it is a strange priority to have to talk about bankers bonuses when everyone else is being urged to show pay restraint. in my role as a shadow treasury minister, i speak to
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businesses all the time and people in the finance sector about what they need. to be honest, bankers bonuses has not come up in any of these conversations about what businesses want. what has come up is what people want is investment in infrastructure, and access to a skilled labourforce, making sure that we make brexit work and make trade arrangements with other countries. there is a huge list of things which businesses want to help growth in the country. lifting the cap on bankers' bonuses should not be the priority. cap on bankers' bonuses should not be the priority-— be the priority. let's look ahead to a conference _ be the priority. let's look ahead to a conference which _ be the priority. let's look ahead to a conference which begins - be the priority. let's look ahead to a conference which begins this - a conference which begins this weekend. lots of industries have decided to take industrial action over the summer, possibly we will see more into the winter. there have been questions from constituency labour party members around whether the leader sir keir starmer should be on the picket lines and supporting those workers. will we see a shift in coming days from labour? i see a shift in coming days from labour? .. . see a shift in coming days from labour? ~ ., ,, ., labour? i think what keir starmer and all of us _ labour? i think what keir starmer and all of us on _ labour? i think what keir starmer and all of us on the _ labour? i think what keir starmer and all of us on the front - labour? i think what keir starmer and all of us on the front bench i and all of us on the front bench have made absolutely clear is we support the right to strike and we
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can absolutely understand why people are feeling the squeeze and why people feel it is so difficult to make ends meet, particularly after the last decade or so of low growth and low wage increases. so we can understand exactly where that is coming from and it makes it absolutely essential that we get growth in the economy, and frankly we get a labour government. that's why we will be coming together at conference to come together as the labour party to set out our plans, to the country, how we would get the country growing again and make sure everyone gets a decent wage. james murra , everyone gets a decent wage. james murray. shadow — everyone gets a decent wage. james murray, shadow financial _ everyone gets a decent wage. james murray, shadow financial secretary to the treasury, thank you for your time this morning.— robbie williams has been entertaining the world since he was 16 years old — first as a member of take that and then as a solo artist. i remember the day at school when take that split, high drama everywhere. take that split, high drama everywhere-— take that split, high drama everywhere. take that split, high drama eve here. ~ , ., everywhere. where you still at school? i—
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everywhere. where you still at school? i was, _ everywhere. where you still at school? i was, yeah. - everywhere. where you still at school? iwas, yeah. ok! - he's now released his record—breaking1ath number one album to celebrate 25 years since going solo. he's been talking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson, about howjuggles stardom and parenthood. we are trying to figure out where and how to raise them. at the moment they are home—schooling and... selfishly, i'm really enjoying that. are you doing any of the schooling? my god, no! academia wasn't for me. i left school, my highest qualification was a d. in fact, it was the weirdest thing — you know, i was expecting them to be like me, and then charlie comes home and he's a bit of a genius when it comes to maths, and i didn't know what to do with that. it was like i was quite expecting to go, "it's all right, son, come in, yeah, i'm like that, i'm thick like you. and i did all right, didn't i?" but, like, he's come home and he's a mathematics genius and i'm like... "weirdo!"
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it is always a shock when your small children complete homework tasks that you can't! it’s children complete homework tasks that you can't!— that you can't! it's good to see that you can't! it's good to see that he joined _ that you can't! it's good to see that he joined in _ that you can't! it's good to see that he joined in with - that you can't! it's good to see that he joined in with a - that he joined in with a home—schooling, he suffered with the rest of the. taste home-schooling, he suffered with the rest of the. ~ �* . . rest of the. we didn't have much choice, rest of the. we didn't have much choice. did _ rest of the. we didn't have much choice, did we? _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. an intensive clean—up operation has begun after hundreds of thousands of people came to the capital for the queen's lying—in—state and funeral. in westminster, street cleaning vehicles were decorated with black ribbons as they cleared the litter. throughout the night, work was also underway to replace all the traffic lights that were taken down for the procession. the queen's funeral was also a major event for the police with more than 10,000 officers deployed from every force in the uk.
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scotland yard says as of 5pm yesterday afternoon, 67 people had been arrested. floral tributes left for the queen in green and hyde park are going to stay put until next week to give people time to get down and take a look. over the last ten days, visitors from around the world have descended on the capital — leaving beautiful displays and messages of support. next, a community hub in lambeth has been transformed into a place where people can come to keep warm if they can't afford their heating bills. the space has opened as the cost of living continues to rise. the founder says he wants to provide an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone. we have redesigned this whole area as what we call a living room. we don't want it to be a "heat bank" or a "warm bank" because that's a bit demeaning — it takes away from people's dignity. as you'll see, people just sat around now. they're rich and they're poor and they're young and they're old.
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and you just come here because you come here. you don't have to say "i've come for the warmth"! travel now, and passengers are being warned to expect disruption at paddington station this morning because of damage to overhead power lines. engineers have been working overnight to try and fix two miles of overhead lines. the only trains running in and out are the half hourly shuttle is to and from ealing broadway. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there, good morning. well, for today and the next couple of days across the capital, it is set to stay dry with high pressure dominating. could see a few spots of drizzle, maybe, just in the thickness of the cloud — lots of that at times — but also some sunny spells breaking through, as they did yesterday. and then a more active weather front will bring us some spells of rain on thursday night into friday, leading to a cooler—feeling weekend with a northerly wind, but mostly dry. let's take a look at this morning, then. temperatures for many of us in high single figures, low double figures.
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there's lots of low cloud around this morning, and that cloud is set to thin and break — we'll see some sunny spells break through, the winds stay light today, and we'll see temperatures in the best of the sunshine reach 19 — even 20 degrees celsius, maybe — in central london. overnight tonight, plenty of cloud around at first, but that cloud will clear away after that weather front moves eastwards. so there will be lots of clear spells into wednesday morning — watch out for a bit of mist. wednesday, more sunshine, and temperatures peaking in the low 20s in celsius. that's it from me for now. follow us on social media. i am back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. yesterday, on the streets and in their homes, the nation stood still to witness the funeral of queen elizabeth ii and her finaljourney
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to windsor castle. thousands watched the military procession in central london — the first of its kind for nearly six decades. let's take a look back at some of the most poignant moments. bagpipes skirl, singing. singing. will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the peoples of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland? i solemnly promise so to do.
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those pictures... you could watch them all day, just incredible scenes that we saw from the beginning to the end of the day. bud that we saw from the beginning to the end of the day.— the end of the day. and real finality because _ the end of the day. and real finality because there - the end of the day. and real finality because there is - the end of the day. and real i finality because there is always that period between someone's death and the funeral when there is an organisation, reflection and all of a sudden it is the end and really time to say goodbye.— a sudden it is the end and really time to say goodbye. that's what of eo - le time to say goodbye. that's what of people said — time to say goodbye. that's what of people said the _ time to say goodbye. that's what of people said the crowds _ time to say goodbye. that's what of people said the crowds yesterday. l time to say goodbye. that's what of people said the crowds yesterday. i | people said the crowds yesterday. i cannot believe i have now seen the coffin, but now it makes sense to me. we're joined now by the culture secretary, michelle donelan, whose government department has been involved in the organisation of events to honour the queen. good morning to you, thank you for
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joining us today. it must have been a busy start to your newjob over the last ten or 11 days or so. what have been the biggest challenges for your department of organising the queen's goodbye? you your department of organising the queen's goodbye?— your department of organising the queen's goodbye? you are quite right and there is no _ queen's goodbye? you are quite right and there is no dress _ queen's goodbye? you are quite right and there is no dress rehearsal, - queen's goodbye? you are quite right and there is no dress rehearsal, is - and there is no dress rehearsal, is there, for this kind of scenario? it has been in the plans for years but obviously we have stress tested everything and worked with community groups but, as you were saying, a lot of us felt it was unbelievable. we almost expected the queen to live for ever and that is one of the reasons you saw such an outpouring of grief and people wanting to commemorate those 70 years of service and the queue was phenomenal those people wanting to go and see her lying in state. also the community groups that supported, from the red cross, to the samaritans, to the police, as well,
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to our partners down the south bank and lots of cafes and restaurants opened late and into the late hours to help people access their facilities. it was a real team effort to enable people to have that moment to say goodbye and i want to pay tribute to everybody that was involved, all the volunteers, the marshals, the stewards. it was incredible, yesterday i went to the queue and chatted to people who had come from all four parts of the uk and they were resolute in their determination to keep waiting hours to get their moment to mourn and the local public by giving them cake and hot drinks. it was heart—warming to see the community rallying together. one of the things i always say is that i think our late monarch was the glue that brought communities together and this was her last act
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of doing that, if you like. me together and this was her last act of doing that, if you like.- of doing that, if you like. we are seeinu of doing that, if you like. we are seeing pictures _ of doing that, if you like. we are seeing pictures of— of doing that, if you like. we are seeing pictures of the _ of doing that, if you like. we are seeing pictures of the queue. i seeing pictures of the queue. even after several days they are mesmerising, incredible pictures, those numbers. were you surprised by the number of people who turned out and were prepared to wait? do we have any idea how many people filed past the coffin? i have any idea how many people filed past the coffin?— past the coffin? i was not surprised because we — past the coffin? i was not surprised because we always _ past the coffin? i was not surprised because we always knew— past the coffin? i was not surprised because we always knew there - past the coffin? i was not surprised i because we always knew there would because we always knew there would be unprecedented amounts of people wanting to say goodbye and of course the queue was just one of the ways people did that, some lay flowers in the park, some waited at the barriers to see the royal family and watch the vigil no. some people watched online, on the red box, which you facilitated. we are clinching the moments at the moment and we will confirm the final figure in due course but it was a tremendous effort with everybody involved and it was quintessentially british to see that queue and it was
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great to see everybody participating, from celebrities to people across the uk.— participating, from celebrities to people across the uk. more than a uuarter of people across the uk. more than a quarter of a _ people across the uk. more than a quarter of a million _ people across the uk. more than a quarter of a million people - people across the uk. more than a quarter of a million people is - quarter of a million people is extraordinary. we know the royal household continues in private mourning for the next few days but for the rest of us, life continues and returns to normal. we are expecting announcements from the government this week under the new prime minister and a lot of people want more information about those cost—of—living crisis, the energy bill prices, particularly businesses. we have heard from businesses. we have heard from businesses this morning saying, when will we get the help that has been offered to private households? what do you say to businesses this morning who desperately need to plan for the weeks ahead? tithe morning who desperately need to plan for the weeks ahead?— for the weeks ahead? one of our first acts as _ for the weeks ahead? one of our first acts as a _ for the weeks ahead? one of our first acts as a government - for the weeks ahead? one of ourj first acts as a government before the news about the queen was to have a statement in relation to the energy price guarantee, which means that consumers can be assured that
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at least £1000... at their energy bills will be reduced by at least £1000 based on what it would have otherwise been had we not acted. we also said we would support businesses. the energy price guarantee for consumers is for two years, we have guaranteed we will do similarfor years, we have guaranteed we will do similar for businesses for up to six months and then we will be offering additional tailored support. the details of that will be announced by the business secretary this week, so they will get that clarity. i agree with you, we understand why they want that clarity and assurance as we head towards the colder months white for those businesses, six months doesn't give them much security or allow them to plan much. businesses within your own remit of culture, if you are a theatre or a museum or a nightclub or a pub, you need more than six months of help, potentially, don't you? what do you say to them who say, help us like you are helping households? exactly. six months she _
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you are helping households? exactly. six months she threw _ you are helping households? exactly. six months she threw the _ you are helping households? exactly. six months she threw the winter, - you are helping households? exactly. six months she threw the winter, the j six months she threw the winter, the coldest period of time and the period of time when you will need lights on more and your energy use will increase, but as i said a moment ago the business secretary will outline more detail on this because after six months, we have acknowledged your point, that many companies and public sector organisations will need additional support, which is why we want to work up a tailored package to target that support and make sure that support is really the correct support is really the correct support and we will be doing that in conjunction with businesses and different sectors over the coming weeks, and the business secretary i'm sure will outline more on this this week. i'm sure will outline more on this this week-— this week. the prime minister is exected this week. the prime minister is expected to _ this week. the prime minister is expected to announce _ this week. the prime minister is expected to announce later- this week. the prime minister is| expected to announce later today that she will pledge billions more support to ukraine in the months ahead. two people watching this morning asking, can we as a country afford to give that level of support when our businesses and households are struggling with the cost of living, what do you say? we cannot afford not to- _ living, what do you say? we cannot afford not to. it _ living, what do you say? we cannot afford not to. it is _ living, what do you say? we cannot afford not to. it is fundamentally i afford not to. it is fundamentally stand up for democracy across the
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globe, we lead by example and encourage other countries to do it. we cannot continue with the situation where putin is literally blackmailing the world, resulting in energy prices going up, affecting our citizens in this country. what we are saying is that next year we will be spending at least as much in military support as we have done this year to help the nation of ukraine, and i am proud of britain's record for standing up for democracy and the people of ukraine and i think it is spot on and we should definitely be continuing to do this and i would urge every other nation to follow our example. we talked about your newjob. secretary of state for it digital culture media and sport. what kind of culture are you into, what do you watch, listen to, enjoy? aha, of culture are you into, what do you watch, listen to, enjoy? watch, listen to, en'oy? a complete variety when _ watch, listen to, en'oy? a complete variety when i — watch, listen to, enjoy? a complete variety when i managed _ watch, listen to, enjoy? a complete variety when i managed to - watch, listen to, enjoy? a complete variety when i managed to get - watch, listen to, enjoy? a complete variety when i managed to get the l variety when i managed to get the time, which has not been plentiful recently. like most people, i love
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the arts, culture, especially in my own constituency accessing as much as i possibly can. i love grassroots sport, chippenham football club in my constituency. istate]!!! sport, chippenham football club in my constituency.— my constituency. well done, well done. my constituency. well done, well done- what _ my constituency. well done, well done. what would _ my constituency. well done, well done. what would you _ my constituency. well done, well done. what would you listen - my constituency. well done, well done. what would you listen to, l my constituency. well done, well - done. what would you listen to, what done. what would you listen to, what do you watch on tv? i done. what would you listen to, what do you watch on tv?— do you watch on tv? i watch a variety of _ do you watch on tv? i watch a variety of dramas, _ do you watch on tv? i watch a variety of dramas, different i do you watch on tv? i watch a i variety of dramas, different types of shows. i am accustomed to netflix and amazon prime to relax after a busy day in the office, if i get the moment after. i love going to the theatre when time allows, love that, thatis theatre when time allows, love that, that is a real privilege, but obviously haven't been for quite a while so i am looking forward to getting many more opportunities as thisjob will allow and getting many more opportunities as this job will allow and being part of thejob. this job will allow and being part of the “ob. ., . this job will allow and being part of the “ob. ., , ., , this job will allow and being part ofthe'ob. ., , ., , of the “ob. lots of those things you are of the job. lots of those things you are talkin: of the job. lots of those things you are talking about _ of the job. lots of those things you are talking about feed _ of the job. lots of those things you are talking about feed into - of the job. lots of those things you are talking about feed into big - are talking about feed into big decisions you have to make over the next few months and we are reporting this morning about the inquest into the death of molly russell and
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online protection, online harm on social media. that is part of your brief and there are suggestions that the new prime minister would want to water down the legislation, not give as much protection in future. what commitment can you get to people who are concerned? i commitment can you get to people who are concerned?— are concerned? i want to be clear, we are not — are concerned? i want to be clear, we are not going _ are concerned? i want to be clear, we are not going to _ are concerned? i want to be clear, we are not going to water- are concerned? i want to be clear, we are not going to water down i are concerned? i want to be clear, l we are not going to water down this piece of legislation. the main objective of this is to protect children online. our legislation does need to keep pace with the current environment and we have seen some horrendous and tragic incidences including the heart story of molly russell —— the heart wrenching story and that is why we need is legislation in place. at the same time we have also said there is a secondary element to the bill in relation to free speech and adults and that is the bit we need to change to make sure we are getting the balance right. we will be
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bringing this bill back to the house as soon as possible and getting it into law. ., ., ., into law. you mentioned netflix and streamin: into law. you mentioned netflix and streaming and _ into law. you mentioned netflix and streaming and watching _ into law. you mentioned netflix and streaming and watching movies. - into law. you mentioned netflix and i streaming and watching movies. some people have looked at that subscription model of viewing tv as a possible way of the future of the bbc. you have been sceptical about the bbc licence fee in the past, where do you stand on that now? first of all, we have seen just how valuable and incredible the bbc has been over the coming days with their coverage. and play such an important role in disseminating the information of what is going on and how people can share in that mourning process but we need to make sure the bbc is sustainable in the long term and when we have other platforms like netflix, amazon, it throws into question whether the bbc can't remain under its current model and continue to flourish. as you point out, it is no secret that i have been a long—term sceptic of the
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licence fee, but, you know, i make policy based on the evidence and based on listening to people, that is what i will be doing in coming weeks and months and i think that is the right approach.— the right approach. privatising channel 4. — the right approach. privatising channel 4, is _ the right approach. privatising channel 4, is that _ the right approach. privatising channel 4, is that going - the right approach. privatising i channel 4, is that going ahead? the right approach. privatising - channel 4, is that going ahead? as channel a, is that going ahead? is the prime minister said, we need to review the business case and that is exactly what i'm doing. ok. review the business case and that is exactly what i'm doing.— exactly what i'm doing. ok, it sounds like _ exactly what i'm doing. ok, it sounds like there _ exactly what i'm doing. ok, it sounds like there might - exactly what i'm doing. ok, it sounds like there might be i exactly what i'm doing. ok, it sounds like there might be a l exactly what i'm doing. ok, it i sounds like there might be a bit room for manoeuvre there, that is something nadine dorries, your predecessor, was committed to that but you might be more willing to consider alternatives. it but you might be more willing to consider alternatives.— but you might be more willing to consider alternatives. it 'ust means i'm consider alternatives. it 'ust means in ieeking — consider alternatives. it 'ust means in ieeking at t consider alternatives. it 'ust means i'm looking at the h consider alternatives. itjust means i'm looking at the business - consider alternatives. itjust means i'm looking at the business case! i l i'm looking at the business case! i will update you once i have done so. on a personal level it must be strange to have taken over a couple of weeks ago with all of these decisions we have been talking about, and then, as a government, you are keen to crack on it but obviously things had to pause for almost two weeks following the sad death of the queen. i want to finish with, what is the mood light within the cabinet now? you have your head around the jobs,
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the cabinet now? you have your head around thejobs, he the cabinet now? you have your head around the jobs, he wants to crack on forward, but how do you regain momentum and start? i on forward, but how do you regain momentum and start?— on forward, but how do you regain momentum and start? i don't think we ever lost momentum. _ momentum and start? i don't think we ever lost momentum. whilst _ momentum and start? i don't think we ever lost momentum. whilst we - ever lost momentum. whilst we haven't been making public announcements and parliament has not been sitting, we have been working away behind the scenes to make sure we can hit the ground running again when parliament resumes tomorrow. our overarching priority is to grow the economy, to help people with the cost of living, and of course to tackle the problems within the nhs and that is why you will see several announcements and statements made this week and you will see that this is a government determined to deliver, determined to be bold and, as i say, hits the ground running. there is no time to wait. this prime minister has given her cabinet very clear guidance that we need to deliver from day one and that is what we will be doing.— what we will be doing. michelle donelan, culture _ what we will be doing. michelle donelan, culture secretary, - what we will be doing. michelle i donelan, culture secretary, thank you very much indeed.— donelan, culture secretary, thank you very much indeed. donelan, culture secretary, thank - you very much indeed._ you you very much indeed. thank you. you tried but you — you very much indeed. thank you. you tried but you couldn't _ you very much indeed. thank you. you tried but you couldn't get _ you very much indeed. thank you. you
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tried but you couldn't get her- you very much indeed. thank you. you tried but you couldn't get her to - tried but you couldn't get her to name any of the programmes she is watching at the moment.— watching at the moment. netflix ienerall , watching at the moment. netflix generally. the — watching at the moment. netflix generally, the whole _ watching at the moment. netflix generally, the whole thing - watching at the moment. netflix generally, the whole thing is, i watching at the moment. netflixj generally, the whole thing is, all of netflix. �* . generally, the whole thing is, all of netflix. �*, . .«i of netflix. let's check in with the weather. that _ of netflix. let's check in with the weather. that is _ of netflix. let's check in with the weather. that is beautiful - of netflix. let's check in with the weather. that is beautiful behind you, where is that? that a good question, it is from library start! when i was growing up my view was not too dissimilar to that, very lucky girl in the highlands! good morning. this morning it is not as cold start today as it has been and as we go through the next few days it will turn briefly warmer. rain in the forecast today, not particularly heavy, but by the end of the week there will be some heavier rain around. we have rain currently across eastern scotland, north—east england, moving away, then left with light rain across the north and west. for most, a dry day with variable amounts of cloud, bright or sunny spells developing, and breezy conditions across the
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north west temperatures between 13 and 19 degrees. for the rush hour this evening, still that rain across the north and west. breezy, but move away from the north and west of scotland, drierand away from the north and west of scotland, drier and brighter. away from the north and west of scotland, drierand brighter. for northern ireland, drier and brighter with sunny intervals. sunny intervals across parts of northern england, wales, into the midlands and bicep in england. there will still be areas where it will be quite cloudy so it will be bright rather than sunny in breezes. through the evening and overnight, we continue to see the cloud mounts, and under the clear skies with light winds, some mist and fog patches forming. the rain across the north and west turning heavier but it really is confined to the far north—west highlands and islands and the wind is picking up. temperatures range from eight to 13 or 1a degrees, so not particularly cold for this time of year. tomorrow again, windier conditions with that
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rain across the north west, dry with sunny intervals, an isolated chance you could catch a shower across southern scotland and northern england but most will mist them, and tomorrow will be warmer than today with highs up to 21 degrees —— most will mist them. active where the front comes our way. it will move into northern england and north west wales. windy around it, the wind dropping away behind it and ahead of its the cloud will continue to build. on thursday we start off on a largely dry note for much of england and wales, any mist and fog lifting but you see how the cloud builds as i'm aware weather front brings its rain across scotland and northern ireland, into northern england and north west wales, and some of the rain will be heavy. behind it it does brighten up with some sunshine coming through and temperatures 1a to 22 degrees. this weather front will push down. on friday we will be
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looking at rain across parts and wales, dry across scotland and northern ireland and fairly quiet as we head into the weekend but cooler. thank you. you will enjoy this, thank you. you will en'oy this, carol. over a career spanning four decades, the distinctive baritone voice of welsh opera singer sir bryn terfel has delighted millions and even earned him a knighthood from the late queen elizabeth. now, the world—renowned singer is back with a uk tour, performing a very personal playlist. let's have a listen. # i believe above the storm. # the smallest prayers will still be heard. # i believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word. # every time i hear a newborn baby cry. # or touch a leaf.
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# or see the sky. # then i know why. # i believe. that is what we needed this morning. at rousing, lovely to see you. thank ou. at rousing, lovely to see you. thank you. beautiful. _ at rousing, lovely to see you. thank you. beautiful. i— at rousing, lovely to see you. thank you. beautiful. isaid _ at rousing, lovely to see you. thank you. beautiful. i said to _ at rousing, lovely to see you. thank you. beautiful. i said to you - you. beautiful. i said to you briefl , you. beautiful. i said to you briefly, where _ you. beautiful. i said to you briefly, where did _ you. beautiful. i said to you briefly, where did the - you. beautiful. i said to you briefly, where did the voice | you. beautiful. i said to you - briefly, where did the voice come from, how did you know it would be your career? you said it sort of just came out, had a life of its own. i just came out, had a life of its own. . ., ., just came out, had a life of its own. ., . ., , own. i come from wales... do welshmen _ own. i come from wales... do welshmen sing _ own. i come from wales... do welshmen sing beside - own. i come from wales... do welshmen sing beside most i own. i come from wales... do| welshmen sing beside most of own. i come from wales... do - welshmen sing beside most of them can. welshmen sing beside most of them can i_ welshmen sing beside most of them can i have _ welshmen sing beside most of them can. i have heard some very bad thing _ can. i have heard some very bad thing is. — can. i have heard some very bad thing is. as— can. i have heard some very bad thing is, as well. my parents sang in choirs. — thing is, as well. my parents sang in choirs, my grandparents. it is there _ in choirs, my grandparents. it is there in— in choirs, my grandparents. it is there in the _ in choirs, my grandparents. it is there in the water. but it is dependent on when you are young, your voice — dependent on when you are young, your voice breaks and where does it
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.o? your voice breaks and where does it go? my— your voice breaks and where does it go? my voice went immediately into a base. _ go? my voice went immediately into a base, baritone repertoire. i had been_ base, baritone repertoire. i had been competing a lot so it is a wonderful— been competing a lot so it is a wonderful competition and you are adjudicated so you have to sing to a certain— adjudicated so you have to sing to a certain standard at the eisteddfod. after school i thought i would love to work— after school i thought i would love to work for— after school i thought i would love to work for the bbc, love to be a sports _ to work for the bbc, love to be a sports commentator or a fireman but the voice _ sports commentator or a fireman but the voice took over and i went to the voice took over and i went to the guildhall school of music and drama _ the guildhall school of music and drama in— the guildhall school of music and drama in london, stayed there for five years. — drama in london, stayed there for five years, did one year on the upper— five years, did one year on the upper course and catapulted into the operatic— upper course and catapulted into the operatic realm. do upper course and catapulted into the operatic realm.— operatic realm. do you still love siniiin operatic realm. do you still love singing or _ operatic realm. do you still love singing or is _ operatic realm. do you still love singing or is it — operatic realm. do you still love singing or is it a _ operatic realm. do you still love singing or is it a job _ operatic realm. do you still love singing or is it a job now? - singing or is it a job now? absolutely, it is myjob. i wasjust in paris. _ absolutely, it is myjob. i wasjust in paris, singing tosca for a month and you _ in paris, singing tosca for a month and you are — in paris, singing tosca for a month and you are singing on the best stages — and you are singing on the best stages in — and you are singing on the best stages in the world, which is incredible.—
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stages in the world, which is incredible. . ., ., , ., incredible. what does it mean in terms of life _ incredible. what does it mean in terms of life limitations, - incredible. what does it mean in terms of life limitations, how i incredible. what does it mean in terms of life limitations, how do you have to take care of it? you have to be _ you have to take care of it? you have to be careful— you have to take care of it? you have to be careful in _ you have to take care of it? you have to be careful in certain aspects _ have to be careful in certain aspects before performances, without aspects before performances, without a doubt _ aspects before performances, without a doubt. flying is something that i take care — a doubt. flying is something that i take care of. when i fly to america or at— take care of. when i fly to america or at long — take care of. when i fly to america or at long distances, i try not to sleep. _ or at long distances, i try not to sleep. to— or at long distances, i try not to sleep, to constantly keep hydrated because _ sleep, to constantly keep hydrated because you want to arrive at that first day— because you want to arrive at that first day of— because you want to arrive at that first day of rehearsal in good voice — first day of rehearsal in good voice. ,. . first day of rehearsal in good voice. ,., ., ., first day of rehearsal in good voice. ., ., , ., voice. do you have to build in extra time for travel _ voice. do you have to build in extra time for traveljust _ voice. do you have to build in extra time for traveljust to _ voice. do you have to build in extra time for traveljust to allow - voice. do you have to build in extra time for traveljust to allow your i time for travel just to allow your voice to recover? just time for traveljust to allow your voice to recover?— time for traveljust to allow your voice to recover? just to be careful stock that dancing _ voice to recover? just to be careful stock that dancing in _ voice to recover? just to be careful stock that dancing in the _ voice to recover? just to be careful stock that dancing in the morning i voice to recover? just to be careful| stock that dancing in the morning in the shower— stock that dancing in the morning in the shower and if everything kind of works. _ the shower and if everything kind of works. you — the shower and if everything kind of works, you are ready to go —— but i sing _ works, you are ready to go —— but i sing in _ works, you are ready to go —— but i sing in the — works, you are ready to go —— but i sing in the shower. it warms up your voice _ sing in the shower. it warms up your voice into— sing in the shower. it warms up your voice into a — sing in the shower. it warms up your voice into a certain position on that— voice into a certain position on that octave on the piano. it is incredible. _ that octave on the piano. it is incredible, the people i have worked with. _ incredible, the people i have worked with, people i have sung with, the
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directors. — with, people i have sung with, the directors. it— with, people i have sung with, the directors, it is incredible. even s-ieakin directors, it is incredible. even speaking to — directors, it is incredible. even speaking to you _ directors, it is incredible. even speaking to you sounds - directors, it is incredible. even speaking to you sounds incredible. directors, it is incredible. even - speaking to you sounds incredible. i can feel the whole self at vibrating. you have a very casual your medal. i know we asked you to. i actually proposed... i really feel after— i actually proposed... i really feel after everything yesterday, and the state _ after everything yesterday, and the state funeral, from the musical aspect— state funeral, from the musical aspect i— state funeral, from the musical aspect i thought it was stunning, the choral— aspect i thought it was stunning, the choral singing, the brass playing — the choral singing, the brass playing and the minuendo from the piper— playing and the minuendo from the piper was— playing and the minuendo from the piper was incredible. my daughter said. _ piper was incredible. my daughter said. this — piper was incredible. my daughter said, this makes me incredibly sad, dad _ said, this makes me incredibly sad, dad 0ur— said, this makes me incredibly sad, dad. our connections, as well, it is through— dad. our connections, as well, it is through what i do, through my iphone through— through what i do, through my iphone through wales —— through my art form _ through wales -- through my art form. . . through wales -- through my art form. ., , , ., through wales -- through my art
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form. . , , ., , through wales -- through my art form-— this - through wales -- through my art form._ this is i through wales -- through my art i form._ this is the form. please share this. this is the queen's medal— form. please share this. this is the queen's medal for _ form. please share this. this is the queen's medal for music. - form. please share this. this is the queen's medal for music. oh, - form. please share this. this is the queen's medal for music. oh, so i queen's medal for music. oh, so heavy! _ heavy! laughter please, no, let's have a proper look. that is the queen's medal for music. a. look. that is the queen's medal for music. �* look. that is the queen's medal for music. . . ,, ., , music. a little background, my grandmother— music. a little background, my grandmother loved _ music. a little background, my grandmother loved the - music. a little background, my grandmother loved the queen | music. a little background, my i grandmother loved the queen and music. a little background, my - grandmother loved the queen and if there was— grandmother loved the queen and if there was a picture of me with prince — there was a picture of me with prince charles or lady diana or anyone — prince charles or lady diana or anyone from the royal family she was so excited _ anyone from the royal family she was so excited. that was the first connection with the royal family but then things like this started to begin — then things like this started to begin. with the queen and prince philip _ begin. with the queen and prince philip i_ begin. with the queen and prince philip. i said i was so excited to receive — philip. i said i was so excited to receive this _ philip. i said i was so excited to receive this and my grandmother will be jumping _ receive this and my grandmother will be jumping up receive this and my grandmother will bejumping up and receive this and my grandmother will be jumping up and down and the queen
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said, be jumping up and down and the queen said. carry— be jumping up and down and the queen said, carry on, good work, do it for your— said, carry on, good work, do it for your grandmother and wales. she put me in— your grandmother and wales. she put me in my— your grandmother and wales. she put me in my place for even questioning. and prince _ me in my place for even questioning. and prince philip put you in your place. {iii and prince philip put you in your lace. .., , ., , and prince philip put you in your lace. , place. of course, he was always in the background _ place. of course, he was always in the background and _ place. of course, he was always in the background and in _ place. of course, he was always in the background and in that - place. of course, he was always in the background and in that little i the background and in that little room _ the background and in that little room in — the background and in that little room in the royal albert hall, he asked. _ room in the royal albert hall, he asked, why didn't you shave today? he likes _ asked, why didn't you shave today? he likes people to be presented well in a suit— he likes people to be presented well in a suit and well shaved, maybe because — in a suit and well shaved, maybe because of— in a suit and well shaved, maybe because of his background in the army _ because of his background in the army i— because of his background in the army. i had to be... quick as a flash. — army. i had to be... quick as a flash. i— army. i had to be... quick as a flash. i said _ army. i had to be... quick as a flash, i said it is for an opera i am doing— flash, i said it is for an opera i am doing in— flash, i said it is for an opera i am doing in her majesty's theatre at the royal— am doing in her majesty's theatre at the royal opera house white did he forgive _ the royal opera house white did he forgive you? of course he did! you performed — forgive you? of course he did! you performed for _ forgive you? of course he did! ym. performed for the queen several times performed for the queen several time ,,. , performed for the queen several time . , times specifically within something to do with wales, _ times specifically within something to do with wales, the _ times specifically within something to do with wales, the opening - times specifically within something to do with wales, the opening of i times specifically within something i to do with wales, the opening of the welsh _ to do with wales, the opening of the welsh millennium centre. the opening
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of the _ welsh millennium centre. the opening of the sennedd. things to do with our line _ of the sennedd. things to do with our line of— of the sennedd. things to do with our line of work and prince charles said" _ our line of work and prince charles said" mummy has given me the ballroom"~ _ said" mummy has given me the ballroom". to have the welsh up with there. _ ballroom". to have the welsh up with there. last _ ballroom". to have the welsh up with there, last time i was there was where _ there, last time i was there was where the — there, last time i was there was where the oxford philharmonic. to be able to— where the oxford philharmonic. to be able to have _ where the oxford philharmonic. to be able to have some money towards the foundations, towards the work that they do— foundations, towards the work that they do within music. that is my connection— they do within music. that is my connection with prince charles. i think— connection with prince charles. i think prince william and kate will be the _ think prince william and kate will be the perfect prince and princess of wales— be the perfect prince and princess of wales — be the perfect prince and princess of wales. he was in the raf and i know— of wales. he was in the raf and i know from — of wales. he was in the raf and i know from people that i have worked in anglesey, these people are really normal. _ in anglesey, these people are really normal. so — in anglesey, these people are really normal, so engaging and they make cups of— normal, so engaging and they make cups of tea — normal, so engaging and they make cups of tea and bring biscuits to the workers. this is first hand. i
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look— the workers. this is first hand. i look forward to seeing what that brings— look forward to seeing what that brings to — look forward to seeing what that brings to wales. i say again, everything that i am connected with that to _ everything that i am connected with that to do _ everything that i am connected with that to do with either music or wales — that to do with either music or wales. and of course you were knighted _ knighted. i- knighted. i didn't really understand the significance and then i was given this and i began to understand this really important work. she did it in 50 minutes. the guy said, you are lucky today. of course she had olympians and equestrians and firemen, policemen, and incredible day. in 2017 i really cherish the fact that my parents, i thanked them, i thank the team behind me. that is why i am still singing may
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be and about to prepare for a british tour which i also love, because i am singing away internationally all the time so now i get to sing in places like poole and bath and aberdeen and some of those places i have never been to sing one note so i'm really looking forward. �* . , sing one note so i'm really looking forward. a , .., , sing one note so i'm really looking forward. a i, forward. across the country people are so excited _ forward. across the country people are so excited about _ forward. across the country people are so excited about experiencing i are so excited about experiencing live music again. i are so excited about experiencing live music again.— live music again. i am honestly t ini to live music again. i am honestly trying to drum _ live music again. i am honestly trying to drum up _ live music again. i am honestly trying to drum up a _ live music again. i am honestly trying to drum up a ticket - live music again. i am honestlyi trying to drum up a ticket sales because it is difficultjust after the pandemic for the confidence of people to come back into theatre. i see it now as singing the tosca at the bastille in paris. a very important conductor with those performances, the guy who gave instruments to underprivileged kids and these kids now are playing in orchestras all over the world. i have four concerts in this tour with
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a orchestra, conducted by my very good friend garethjones. the rest is with piano and heart and my wife is with piano and heart and my wife is the high paced —— she is the harpist and four years she was the royal harpist. it is called songs and arias. so we shall have across the board. maybe a trip down memory lane for me about all the things i have done in the past... 30 years! we will ask more next time about that raised — we will ask more next time about that raised eyebrow.— that raised eyebrow. wonderful, thank ou that raised eyebrow. wonderful, thank you so _ that raised eyebrow. wonderful, thank you so much _ that raised eyebrow. wonderful, thank you so much for— that raised eyebrow. wonderful, thank you so much for coming i that raised eyebrow. wonderful, i thank you so much for coming this morning. thank you for bringing the medal and your memories. thank you very much- — the songs and arias tour starts on saturday 1st october at the aberdeen music hall. stay with us, headlines coming up.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. the final farewell. queen elizabeth is laid to rest in windsor, alongside her husband the duke of edinburgh. the private commital service as the period of national mourning officially comes to an end, flags across the country are returning to full mast. the private commital service followed the queen's state funeral,
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as the nation said goodbye. as westminster gets back to work, the prime minister liz truss will vow to spend billions more on military aid for ukraine. plenty of options here on the menu at this cafe in derby but all eyes are on what the government will serve up when it sets out its mini budget at the end of this week. i am here finding out what businesses like this and households want to hear from the chancellor as he announces how he helps people with the cost of living. robbie williams is celebrating 25 years as a solo artist, and it's an anniversary that's put him in a reflective mood. maybe i was closer to what i wanted to achieve than i actually first thought. i'm incredibly grateful that the ship still goes forward. good morning. today is going to be a
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bit warmer than it was yesterday. it will be dry with bright or sunny interviews but some rain in the forecast, especially across the north and west. all of the details later in the programme. it's tuesday 20th september. our main story. the royal family will observe another week of mourning for queen elizabeth and are not expected to carry out any official engagements, at the request of king charles. the late monarch was laid to rest with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, during a private burial service yesterday evening, which was attended just by close family. it followed a state funeral on a scale not seen for six decades. danjohnson has been looking back at the day. the official period of mourning comes to an end and with that flag is across the uk which have been at half—mast returned. that is across the uk which have been at half-mast returned.—
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half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, _ half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, this _ half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, this is _ half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, this is the _ half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, this is the roof - half-mast returned. that is the top of parliament, this is the roof of i of parliament, this is the roof of number 10 downing st, the union flag back at full mast, alongside the ukraine flag. the prime minister heading to the united states today for talk there as politics gets back to normal. whatever normal is in politics. danjohnson has been looking back at the day. what are we to make of such shared sorrow? how does this emotional response inform our understanding of who we are? beneath the turning leaves of windsor�*s long walk, her late majesty's coffin passed to the place she called home, and where she was laid to rest. a reign at its end, and the culmination of ten days he of collective grief. so as the public gaze finally yields, how shall we reflect on this long procession of mourning? earlier on, the music
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got me, some of the tunes. yeah. and now ijust feel a blubbering wreck. but i suppose it's good to let it out. emotional, difficult. i must say i had a lump in my throat. i can quite happily say that i did feel very emotional about it and it was hard. i think it's quite special that we still have this as a country. - this was the grandest occasion britain could stage. from westminster hall, pulled by royal navy sailors, just the short distance across parliament square. and a reminder, here is a family's grief in full public glare. the crisp morning light of westminster abbey fell on a congregation of global leaders and generations of royals. the eyes of the world watched
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a solemn service of thanksgiving, in high praise and rousing hymns. big ben tolls. then the slow march resumed. down whitehall, with military precision and remembrance. she was our boss. i was really proud to serve for her, you know? she was everything. everything we did, it was hms, her majesty's ship. everything. she was just brilliant. a true leader. i always looked up to her. but it's when i met her that i realised what kind of a lady she was. and to me, it was, it was family. you know, knowing that she really did care for her, you know, for her, her people and her country.
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they filled the length of the mall and further, knowing the bedrock of so much for so long has gone. and now we, the new elizabethans, will take our place in history's endless procession. by the time she reached windsor, thousands were waiting to pay homage, as were these two. mick and sandy. of course, this is first and foremost about sadness, respect and giving thanks for the queen herself and her life of service. but then there's so much more going on here because it's raised so many deeper emotions in so many different people. and whether you support the monarchy or you don't, this is undoubtedly a significant moment in our civic life. i think it's an absolute moment in history. i think it's pivotal. i don't think we'll ever see the like of this again.
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she was a very, very special queen, human, mother, grandmother. and it felt appropriate to be here to pay respects. in st george's chapel, the last rites of monarchy were performed in ancient ceremony. there are now new passages in the story of this kingdom. but in leaving elizabeth i! finally to her family, we're gently closing an entire volume of our rich and treasured history. danjohnson, bbc news, windsor. what a day it was, what a couple of weeks it has been for all of us. we can speak now to our correspondent charlotte gallagher. she is at windsor castle where finally the royal family them selves
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can come together and grieve in private away from the cameras. thei;t private away from the cameras. they can, john. private away from the cameras. they can. john- and _ private away from the cameras. they can. john- and i _ private away from the cameras. they can, john. and i imagine _ private away from the cameras. t“i3 can, john. and i imagine they are almost breathing a sigh of relief this morning that they can have that time privately together. it has been nonstop since the queen died, especially the king charles and queen consort camilla who have been meeting well—wishers, travelling up and down the uk, meeting world leaders and uk politicians, meeting is to be held, things to be sorted out. it must have been absolutely exhausting. i know a lot of people have been saying they have been watching the television and feeling so sorry for the royal family that they are grieving mother, grandmother and great—grandmother and then having to do this work as well and all public eyes are on them, even when they were standing around the queen's often. it has been a really, really hard time for them i'm sure, but now they can come together in private and grieve the
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queen. the period of royal morning —— royal mourning will not end for another week. so flags will be at half—mast still in royal places apart from when king charles is in residence, where the royal standard will be flown at full mast, as you can see it is here.— can see it is here. you can see there, can see it is here. you can see there. in _ can see it is here. you can see there, in westminster, - can see it is here. you can see there, in westminster, on - can see it is here. you can see there, in westminster, on the | can see it is here. you can see - there, in westminster, on the houses of parliament, the flag is now back at full mast. normal politics resumes today. parliament resumes today after a 10—day suspension following the queen's death. the prime minister is meeting world leaders in her first overseas trip in the role this week, promising to match spending on military support for ukraine next year. back here, the cost of living crisis still tops the agenda, with more support measures expected to be announced on friday. our chief political correspondent
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nick eardley is in westminster. good morning, nick. we know a little bit about how households are going to be protected about businesses in particular will be waiting on these announcements.— particular will be waiting on these announcements. yes, morning, nina. liz truss's announcements. yes, morning, nina. liz truss's in — announcements. yes, morning, nina. liz truss's in tray _ announcements. yes, morning, nina. liz truss's in tray is _ announcements. yes, morning, nina. liz truss's in tray is still _ liz truss's in tray is still absolutely bulging. over the next few days we will get a bit of a relaunch of her premiership. it will start tomorrow with some more details on what the government is going to do to help businesses with soaring energy prices. we know that it's going to be a plan for around six months, less than it is for households. but i would expect it to be broadly similar when it comes to the sort of support which is on offer. rememberthat the sort of support which is on offer. remember that the government is planning to cap the average household bill for energy by intervening in the market. it's not just energy, though. so on thursday, the government is going to set out
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some of its plans for the health service, how it is going to bring down waiting times, help people get more access to ambulances and deal with the backlog. and then on friday, possibly the biggest day of the week here at westminster, it's going to be the mini budget from the new chancellor kwasi kwarteng where we will see him set out exactly how the government is going to follow through on its promises to cut tax. national insurance will come down for most people and we expect the government will also cancel that plan to increase and corporation tax. . . plan to increase and corporation tax. . , ., , . ., ., tax. that is the domestic agenda, liz truss travelling _ tax. that is the domestic agenda, liz truss travelling to _ tax. that is the domestic agenda, liz truss travelling to new - tax. that is the domestic agenda, liz truss travelling to new york i tax. that is the domestic agenda, l liz truss travelling to new york for the united nations general assembly, those diplomatic relations are so important, what is on the agenda? she is trying to launch herself in the world stage as well. today she is talking a lot about ukraine saying that the government will spend as much money next year as it
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has done this year in military aid for ukraine clearly sending a message that she is as committed to helping president zelensky as boris johnson was. at liz truss on the flight over to new york was speaking to reporters and she has also said that she doesn't think the train to deal with the united states is going to happen anytime soon. he said the negotiations haven't started, we knew that. but she has also admitted that she does not see them really starting in the short medium term. you will remember that a trade deal with the us was seen as a potential benefit of leaving the european union. liz truss hasjust benefit of leaving the european union. liz truss has just kicked that into the long grass. interesting. thank you, nick. thank you, nick. around six million disabled people in the uk, will receive a one—off payment of £150 from today, to help with the rising cost of living. the government says it'll be made automatically to anyone receiving one of a number of disability benefits. those eligible are expected
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to receive the payment by the start of october. health officials in pakistan say they've seen an increase ajudge in the united states has overturned the murder conviction of a man whose case was at the centre of one of the most popular true—crime podcasts, serial. adnan syed was 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of his ex—girlfriend hae min lee, in baltimore, in 1999. prosecutors say there are two new suspects in the case. rail services out of london's paddington station remain disrupted this morning, because of problems with overhead power lines. passengers hoping to travel to london to watch the queen's funeral procession yesterday were affected. network rail has apologised and advised passengers not to travel unless absolutely necessary. it really is back to business as usual! transport disruption! coming up usual! transport disruption! coming up at a quarter past eight and let's
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checkin up at a quarter past eight and let's check in with carol with the weather. good morning. a little bit milder this morning compared to recent mornings and as we go through the next couple of days it will turn that bit warmer. some of us will have some rain today, some of us already seeing it but the rain is turning heavier in the week. where we have got _ turning heavier in the week. where we have got the — turning heavier in the week. where we have got the rain _ turning heavier in the week. where we have got the rain at _ turning heavier in the week. where we have got the rain at the - turning heavier in the week. where l we have got the rain at the moment is across the north and west of scotland, not particularly heavy. some mist and fog are now lifting across parts of the midlands, southern england and wales and foremost it is going to be a dry day with light breezes, sunny intervals or bright spells. temperatures today getting up to 13 degrees in lerwick, 19 in birmingham and london. as we had to be evening and overnight if anything the cloud will continue to melt away and under clear skies and light breezes, we are looking at some mist and fog patches forming. the rain turning a bit heavier across the north and west and the wind strengthening a bit as well. overnight lows not particularly low
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for the time of year, nine to 13 degrees. and into tomorrow, the mist and fog lifting quite rapidly, we will see some sunshine develop for many areas, and still this rain across the north and west which will be happy with strengthening winds, gusting as much as a0 miles an hour. we could see an isolated shower in southern scotland and southern england, —— northern england but tomorrow will be warm again with highs of up to 21. weather has gone back to normal as well! an inquest begins today into the death of molly russell. she was just 1a years old when she took her own life in 2017. after her death, her family found large amounts of graphic material about self—harm and suicide on her social media accounts. her father ian then became a high profile campaigner for online child safety, forcing instagram into a promise to remove the most harmful content.
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executives from both meta which owns instagram and the picture sharing site pinterest have been ordered by the coroner to give evidence in person at her inquest, which is expected to last two weeks. our correspondent angus crawford has more. looking for answers — still. hoping an inquest may provide some. today, ian's meeting the family's legal team. hello? it's ian russell to seejess and oliver. it contains some material that i'm sure is going to be very upsetting. tens of thousands of documents — molly's life on social media. there was just no let—up for molly. this is relentless. pictures, drawings and posts — some too graphic to show. she said to us in her notes that she was sorry and... ..that she loved us. and somehow we... ..kept her alive for so long.
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and i didn't quite understand it until now. but i think i... i'm beginning to know what she means. since molly's death, ian's campaigned to make social media safer... i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter. that moment, my old life stopped. ..telling her story, pushing debate. it's devastating. and they should live up to their words. he says the tech companies could be doing much more to make their platforms safe — and others agree. ian has been absolutely magnificent because, you know, from the very beginning he's actually sort of put his loss, his pain and his agony into trying to make sure that this doesn't happen to other families. and in a way, it's a david—and—goliath story, isn't it? so nearly five years
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after molly's death, her inquest will finally take place here. hugely important for her family, of course — it will also be closely watched at westminster and in silicon valley. not looking forward to it at all. that...glimpse into someone we still love so dearly, into...the anguish... ..she was feeling. but i think and i hope that we will learn lessons and that it will help produce the change that's needed to keep people safe. to keep people alive. angus crawford, bbc news. it would be quite the legacy. if you've been affected by the issues raised in that report, you can find help and support at... it was interesting hearing from the new culture
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secretary on breakfast half an hour orso secretary on breakfast half an hour or so ago committing against the government cracking down on online abuse, there were some rumours it could be diluted in the new law but they say they are determined to stick with it.— stick with it. she also reiterated the financial _ stick with it. she also reiterated the financial support _ stick with it. she also reiterated the financial support which - stick with it. she also reiterated the financial support which is i the financial support which is coming in forfamilies the financial support which is coming in for families to help with rising energy costs. we are yet to hear all the support will be for businesses. istate hear all the support will be for businesses.— businesses. we might get an indication — businesses. we might get an indication later _ businesses. we might get an indication later this - businesses. we might get an indication later this week, i businesses. we might get an| indication later this week, we businesses. we might get an - indication later this week, we think the government is going to have a mini budget on friday. ben is in derby finding out what businesses want to hear, he has probably also had too much food, is that fair? a healthy reckless, healthy portion, is how i would describe it. they are well under way here, they are very busy. already getting ready for the lunchtime rush. they are putting together quiche and some rather
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tempting looking vegetable kebabs. and we are getting on their way! but with good reason, because we are here to talk about the mini budget that the government is expected to unveil on friday. it's all about how they plan to help support businesses like this one here in derby and around the country as well as households. why are we in derby? manufacturing is hugely important sector here, just over the road we have got the biggest uk train maker, just further along we have got rolls—royce. cafes this rely on those people who work there coming in to get their in to get breakfast those people who work there coming in to get breakfast or lunch. so what is government doing to support households? they will be protected with an energy price guarantee, set at £2500 for the average bill for the next two years, a lot better than the a000 it was estimated to go up than the a000 it was estimated to go up to but still, it is significantly higher, almost double, what we were paying about a year ago. the prime
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minister has also said he will reverse the national insurance rise and scrap temporarily green energy levies on bills. businesses like this and others are not protected by that energy price guarantee. we know the government plans to support them for six months, we don't know what formats that will take but we are hoping to find out in the next couple of days. you might have noticed over my shoulder some of the rather tempting menu options on offer, a good deal, £a a0 for the meal deal. and the reason they are trying to keep prices as low as they can is they know that households they serve are struggling with rising cost pressures. krista works with some families who are finding it tough at the moment, who do work with and why the pressures of so much harderfor them? i with and why the pressures of so much harder for them?— much harder for them? i run a organisation _ much harder for them? i run a organisation called _ much harder for them? i run a organisation called sunshine i
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much harder for them? i run a - organisation called sunshine support and we support parents and carers of children with special educational needs. we know that children with special educational needs perhaps use more water, electric, gas, because of their actual needs. so their costs as families of children like this are much higher anyway. so what would you like to see the chancellor announced, what would help families that you are working with day—to—day? help families that you are working with day-to-day?_ help families that you are working with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs — with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs that _ with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs that we _ with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs that we incur _ with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs that we incur that - with day-to-day? there are an awful lot of costs that we incur that we - lot of costs that we incur that we don't need to incur that the government should be paying for anyway. i'd like betterfunding for local authorities to see them actually undertake their legal duties for our children which will reduce the costs for parents as well. �* .., . reduce the costs for parents as well. �* .. , ., reduce the costs for parents as well. �* .., , ., ., well. because the government would sa that it well. because the government would say that it has _ well. because the government would say that it has produced _ well. because the government would say that it has produced the - well. because the government would say that it has produced the energy i say that it has produced the energy price cap, that limits how much households pay for gas and electricity, a00 pounds discount on energy bills, it's not electi’icity. 400 pounds discount on energy bills, it's not enough? it’s energy bills, it's not enough? it's not energy bills, it's not enough? it�*s not enough because a lot of parents have to give up theirjobs so they are on low incomes or perhaps not on any income at all. they receive
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benefits. it is not enough for our families. . .. benefits. it is not enough for our families. ., ,, , ., , benefits. it is not enough for our families. . ~' , ., , . benefits. it is not enough for our families. . ~' , . . , families. thank you very much. as well as households, _ families. thank you very much. as well as households, businesses i families. thank you very much. as | well as households, businesses are feeling the pressure as well. let's speak to a couple of businesses based here in derby, dave, you own a cafe, what impact is having on you? it has had a huge impact to the point _ it has had a huge impact to the point that— it has had a huge impact to the point that we have actually announced we're to close next month. the energy— announced we're to close next month. the energy bills are predicted to be so bad~~ _ the energy bills are predicted to be so bad... but the energy bills are predicted to be so bad... �* ., so bad... but the government has said that it — so bad... but the government has said that it will _ so bad... but the government has said that it will give _ so bad... but the government has said that it will give support - so bad... but the government has said that it will give support for i said that it will give support for businesses for six months. thei;t said that it will give support for businesses for six months. they have said that, businesses for six months. they have said that. they _ businesses for six months. they have said that, they have _ businesses for six months. they have said that, they have been _ businesses for six months. they have said that, they have been fairly - said that, they have been fairly vague — said that, they have been fairly vague about it and it was a decision that was— vague about it and it was a decision that was made far too late for us. we had _ that was made far too late for us. we had to— that was made far too late for us. we had to think about it a couple of months _ we had to think about it a couple of months ago — we had to think about it a couple of months ago when we found out how hi-h months ago when we found out how high the _ months ago when we found out how high the bills are going to be. he had high the bills are going to be. he. had to high the bills are going to be. h3 had to make a decision? high the bills are going to be. he had to make a decision? it - high the bills are going to be. he had to make a decision? it was i high the bills are going to be. he i had to make a decision? it was too little too late. — had to make a decision? it was too little too late. thank _ had to make a decision? it was too little too late. thank you _ had to make a decision? it was too little too late. thank you for- little too late. thank you for explaining — little too late. thank you for explaining that. _ little too late. thank you for explaining that. stephen - little too late. thank you for explaining that. stephen is. little too late. thank you for| explaining that. stephen is a managing director, your company makes elements and components for formula 1 cars and fighterjets, sounds like a very energy intensive
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business, what has that done your costs? , ., ., , costs? they have gone up dramatically, _ costs? they have gone up dramatically, it _ costs? they have gone up dramatically, it translates costs? they have gone up - dramatically, it translates into if it was pay, it would be a 20% pay rise for all of our staff. that at a staff —— at the time when we staff don't want need —— need higher pay. but it is all about short—term cash flow. so we are looking at government to give us a discount of energy for a fixed period of time, and allow us to get our plans and arrangements in place of the future so we can keep coping with what is coming towards us.— so we can keep coping with what is coming towards us. thank you very much to all— coming towards us. thank you very much to all of— coming towards us. thank you very much to all of you. _ coming towards us. thank you very much to all of you. we _ coming towards us. thank you very much to all of you. we are - coming towards us. thank you very i much to all of you. we are expecting that mini budget on friday. we say mini budget, there is nothing mini about it given the scale of funding that businesses and households say they desperately need.
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the messages coming through loud and clearfrom there, thank the messages coming through loud and clear from there, thank you. we have been talking about the death of the queen and the funeral of the queen of the last ten days, but the cost of living for households and businesses will be at the forefront of people's mind. we have an update from cash —— kingfisher who owns b&q, they say their sales of insulation is up 110% over the last three weeks against 2019, and 82% against last year. so that is people saying, we have got to put the pay in now and into late, and get the roofs and walls down. —— and get the insulation in. at the roofs and walls done. breakfast is on bbc one until 9.15am this morning then it's time for morning live with sam and gethin. they can tell us what they have in store.
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nice to see you. coming up on morning live. so much to think about at the moment. as the nights draw in and temperatures drop, millions find their mood does too. dr xand tells us the steps you can take right now, to help reduce the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. i'll explain why small changes - like adding more fish to your diet, getting outside for a walk and getting the right - dose of vitamin d can - all help to boost your mood. plus, so many are struggling with their finances at the moment, but that's not stopping con—artists from cashing in. we meet the local lawyer who's on the case in new bbc show, �*northern justice'. we'll hear how she helped one pensioner get his life—savings back. we're also serving up a classic comfort—food dish you can make forjust a fiver. chef lisa goodwin—allen shows us how to make a good old—fashioned corned beef hash,
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and why cutting an onion without crying is all about your grip. she calls it a hug in a bowl! if that wasn't enough, we're chatting to actor, daniel ryan, star of the new, binge—worthy bbc thriller crossfire. and we've also got our vet drjames greenwood here, along with dolly. she is fast asleep. it is morning nap time. we're just wondering if dolly's going to play a starring role in your forthcoming nuptials, xand. it is worth saying, there are two dollys. — it is worth saying, there are two dollys. i— it is worth saying, there are two dollys. i love _ it is worth saying, there are two dollys, i love them _ it is worth saying, there are two dollys, i love them while - it is worth saying, there are two dollys, i love them while both i it is worth saying, there are two i dollys, i love them while both and it is worth saying, there are two - dollys, i love them while both and i am in _ dollys, i love them while both and i am in love — dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with _ dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with one _ dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with one of— dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with one of them. - dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with one of them. me i dollys, i love them while both and i am in love with one of them. we will ask ou am in love with one of them. we will ask you all — am in love with one of them. we will ask you all of — am in love with one of them. we will ask you all of the _ am in love with one of them. we will ask you all of the questions - am in love with one of them. we will ask you all of the questions at - ask you all of the questions at 9:15am. ., ., ., ., , ask you all of the questions at 9:15am. ., ., ., ., 9:15am. congratulations, i saw on his instagram _ 9:15am. congratulations, i saw on his instagram yesterday, - 9:15am. congratulations, i saw on his instagram yesterday, how- 9:15am. congratulations, i saw on| his instagram yesterday, how does your new fiance managed to cycle in heels? ,, , ., , , ., , heels? she is a genius, she has money talents _ heels? she is a genius, she has money talents and _ heels? she is a genius, she has money talents and that - heels? she is a genius, she has money talents and that is - heels? she is a genius, she has money talents and that is one i heels? she is a genius, she has| money talents and that is one of them _
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as for all of the floral tributes left for the queen in green and hyde park — they are going to stay put until next week, to give people time to get down and take a a look. over the last ten days visitors from around the world have descended on the capital, leaving beautiful displays and messages of support. next, a community hub in lambeth has been transformed into a place where people can come to keep warm if they can't afford their heating bills. the space has opened as the cost of living continues to rise. the founder says he wants to provide an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone. we have redesigned this whole area as what we call a living room. we don't want it to be a "heat bank" or a "warm bank" because that's a bit demeaning — it takes away from people's dignity. as you'll see, people just sat around now. they're rich and they're poor and they're young and they're old. and you just come here because you come here.
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you don't have to say "i've come for the warmth"! travel now — major disruption continues at london paddington despite engineers working through the night to try pennington is expected to reopen at around 9:30am. engineers have been working through the night to fix two miles of power lines. those problems at paddington are having an effect on the tubes, with a part suspension on the metropolitan and elizabeth line. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there, good morning. well, for today and the next couple of days across the capital, it is set to stay dry with high pressure dominating. could see a few spots of drizzle, maybe, just in the thickness of the cloud — lots of that at times — but also some sunny spells breaking through, as they did yesterday. and then a more active weather front will bring us some spells of rain on thursday night into friday, leading to a cooler—feeling weekend with a northerly wind, but mostly dry. let's take a look at this morning, then.
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temperatures for many of us in high single figures, low double figures. there's lots of low cloud around this morning, and that cloud is set to thin and break — we'll see some sunny spells break through, the winds stay light today, and we'll see temperatures in the best of the sunshine reach 19 — even 20 degrees celsius, maybe — in central london. overnight tonight, plenty of cloud around at first, but that cloud will clear away after that weather front moves eastwards. so there will be lots of clear spells into wednesday morning — watch out for a bit of mist. wednesday, more sunshine, and temperatures peaking in the low 20s in celsius. that's it from me for now. i'm back in half an hour — see you then. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. while mourners gathered inside westminster abbey for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii, thousands lined the streets of central london, and millions more watched her majesty's final
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journey from their homes. it was a day when people around the uk stood still, fell silent and reflected as the nation bid a final farewell to britain's longest—reigning monarch. jayne mccubbin has this report. choral singing. we watched in our homes... ..in ourchurches... ..in ourcinemas, ourclubs, our parks. she united us in one final act of togetherness. i live on my own, and i didn't really want to be on my own today cos it's such an emotional day, and i'm never going to experience this again. bells toll. in alrewas, the church bells rang
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to call their community together. brothers—in—arms brian and paul had served together in the gulf war. first thing this morning is i wanted to just reflect on myself, and just watch it in peace. but, actually, to come here with brian, it's been great to get that army brotherhood together. so, yeah, i'm glad that came down, actually. so, yeah, i'm glad i came down, actually. i got very upset... ..cos, obviously, as we always say, it's our boss and we'll never have another boss like her, i don't think. this emotion is not easy for everyone to understand — nor is it easy to explain. how would you explain the emotion that you felt today? it's here, always here. and, you know, i can honestly say that. i mean, for everybody, it's all here. i don't know what it is, but we're the best in the world at it, aren't we?
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so we've got to be like that, you know? daft as it may seem! pubs like the red beret in wythenshawe opened to offer companionship, community. a lot of my customers haven't got company, so it's nice for them to come out and have a bit of company and watch something that they'll probably never, ever see again. remember, always, somebody cares. that's what i made our motto. remember, always, somebody cares. a moment in which many people thought not just about the monarch, but of their own loved ones lost. there's only me and my son — lost my daughter. she would have been here with us but, unfortunately, she died. but it was a... you know, we stick together, and it was good. we have to carry on like she did.
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she was a... she was a stalwart to us all. she was, bless her. god bless her. wonderful woman. they watched in the teuchters landing in leith. i think it's a time to reflect. i think we've all lost someone and so it's an opportunity in time to think about that. those people that have gone, and the people you've still got left. and they watched in the alma pub in harwich. the youngest was one, and the oldest was 91. a perfect british ceremony in the perfect british institution. it was a privilege to be able to share this moment with the community around me and my neighbours. very many watched with neighbours — just as doreen dyer
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did in milton keynes. she's just. . .stability. . .actually. i can't imagine a life without her. her finaljourney to windsor now. some, like colin edwards, chose to watch alone. he'd met the queen 150 times before finally saying his goodbye from his sofa in north wales. i've watched the whole thing. incredibly moving. spectacular. britain is the envy of the world. no other country in the world could stage a show like this. the queen would be overwhelmed by the response of people. the eyes of perhaps billions of people around the world saw this response, and what they saw looked like unity.
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she means a lot to ireland. i suppose this country has its friction over the years, but she's been kind of a force for reconciliation, hasn't she? she'll never be forgotten, will she? ever, ever. i'm getting emotional, i'm sorry. and so, ten days of national mourning came to an end — with images which are likely to be the biggest live television event in history. images which will never be forgotten. and that was jayne mccubbin reporting. yesterday's programme from a gantry and the programme came to an end and we couldn't leave, we stayed watching for several hours and it
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was something i think everybody, whether watching on tv or watching with us, felt they had to be part of, witness it. it with us, felt they had to be part of, witness it.— of, witness it. it was witnessing history wherever _ of, witness it. it was witnessing history wherever you _ of, witness it. it was witnessing history wherever you watched i of, witness it. it was witnessing | history wherever you watched it. 200 people who were named in her majesty's birthday honours listjoined presidents, prime ministers and the royal family inside westminster abbey yesterday. among them were pranav bhanot and barbara crellin, who we spoke to earlier in the week. let's catch up with them both now. good morning to both of you. pranav, it must have been quite a day. got us through it. it it must have been quite a day. got us through it— us through it. it really was and i am feeling _ us through it. it really was and i am feeling absolutely _ us through it. it really was and i i am feeling absolutely exhausted. i am feeling absolutely exhausted. i am still trying to digestive everything i saw yesterday. what will really stay with me is notjust the fact that they were all these world leaders just walking a few metres ahead of me without any security detail or oppress, but i saw queen elizabeth's coffin walking
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right past me, within touching distance and it gave me an opportunity to pay my respects as well as being very public, a very public affair, i think what will really stick with me is how it felt very private at the same time. i think the archbishop of canterbury held down on the fact that this was a family grieving. the balance between it being a state funeral but feeling very private within the abbey is certainly something that i will remember.— abbey is certainly something that i will remember. barbara, we spoke to ou will remember. barbara, we spoke to you beforehand _ will remember. barbara, we spoke to you beforehand when _ will remember. barbara, we spoke to you beforehand when you _ will remember. barbara, we spoke to you beforehand when you have - will remember. barbara, we spoke to you beforehand when you have the i you beforehand when you have the invitation and part of you said, why me, why should i be there? didn't feel real once you are there? it felt real and very special. i echo the previous comments, i was in awe and wonder— the previous comments, i was in awe and wonder yesterday. you the previous comments, i was in awe and wonder yesterday.— and wonder yesterday. you have to chan . e and wonder yesterday. you have to change your _ and wonder yesterday. you have to change your plans. _ and wonder yesterday. you have to change your plans, didn't _ and wonder yesterday. you have to change your plans, didn't you? -
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and wonder yesterday. you have to change your plans, didn't you? i i change your plans, didn't you? i did. i was due to come out last thursday— did. i was due to come out last thursday but i came out last night. take us— thursday but i came out last night. take us into — thursday but i came out last night. take us into the abbey. describe the sense, the atmosphere during experience. sense, the atmosphere during experience-— sense, the atmosphere during exerience. ., , ., , sense, the atmosphere during exerience. ., , .,, , experience. the atmosphere was very reflective, experience. the atmosphere was very reflective. an — experience. the atmosphere was very reflective, an atmosphere _ experience. the atmosphere was very reflective, an atmosphere of- reflective, an atmosphere of remembrance. just... itjust made you almost— remembrance. just... itjust made you almost gasp. we were fortunate because _ you almost gasp. we were fortunate because we were on the front row along _ because we were on the front row along the — because we were on the front row along the aisle and no security, nothing — along the aisle and no security, nothing. and the one thing... yes, i was moved — nothing. and the one thing... yes, i was moved throughout the service in being _ was moved throughout the service in being very— was moved throughout the service in being very close to tears. the one thing _ being very close to tears. the one thing that— being very close to tears. the one thing that came over to me especially at the end as the royal family— especially at the end as the royal family were leaving, i was in touching _ family were leaving, i was in touching distance of them and anybody — touching distance of them and anybody else's funeral, people would have been_ anybody else's funeral, people would have been consoling each other,
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hugging — have been consoling each other, hugging each other, and they looked almost _ hugging each other, and they looked almost in _ hugging each other, and they looked almost in isolation. it was a family funeral— almost in isolation. it was a family funeral but — almost in isolation. it was a family funeral but a national and international funeral and you just felt as— international funeral and you just felt as if— international funeral and you just felt as if you just wanted to give them _ felt as if you just wanted to give them a — felt as if you just wanted to give them a hug. i made eye contact with several— them a hug. i made eye contact with several of— them a hug. i made eye contact with several of them and they made eye contact _ several of them and they made eye contact back and ijust wanted to sort of— contact back and ijust wanted to sort of reach out to them and say, you know. — sort of reach out to them and say, you know. i— sort of reach out to them and say, you know, lam here, and i am sure the whole _ you know, lam here, and i am sure the whole world were doing exactly the whole world were doing exactly the same _ the whole world were doing exactly the same thing. it wasjust such an experience — the same thing. it wasjust such an experience and it will stay with me for the _ experience and it will stay with me for the rest — experience and it will stay with me for the rest of my life stop that is such— for the rest of my life stop that is such an _ for the rest of my life stop that is such an important way of putting it. wright _ such an important way of putting it. wright you — such an important way of putting it. wright you have summed it up perfectly, i was feeling exactly the same watching them. their life is also theirjob, their role, and there is never in those moments are truly private moment because they know the eyes of the world are watching. the children, prince george and princess charlotte are
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entering that same life, what was it like for you to see them? i entering that same life, what was it like for you to see them?— like for you to see them? i looked at them and _ like for you to see them? i looked at them and thought, _ like for you to see them? i looked at them and thought, well, - like for you to see them? i looked at them and thought, well, if- like for you to see them? i looked at them and thought, well, if it i like for you to see them? i looked i at them and thought, well, if it was my grandchildren, i would be at them and thought, well, if it was my grandchildren, iwould be hugging them. _ my grandchildren, iwould be hugging them. they— my grandchildren, iwould be hugging them. they were little soldiers, they— them. they were little soldiers, they walked between their parents into the _ they walked between their parents into the heart of the abbey and the bits i_ into the heart of the abbey and the bits i saw— into the heart of the abbey and the bits i saw on tv last night, they were _ bits i saw on tv last night, they were immaculately behaved. it is a lifestyle _ were immaculately behaved. it is a lifestyle to — were immaculately behaved. it is a lifestyle to them, i appreciate, but they are _ lifestyle to them, i appreciate, but they are still children.— they are still children. pranav, for those of us _ they are still children. pranav, for those of us watching _ they are still children. pranav, for those of us watching at _ they are still children. pranav, for those of us watching at home, i they are still children. pranav, for those of us watching at home, it i they are still children. pranav, for i those of us watching at home, it was a moment to think about queen elizabeth ii, this globalfigure that everyone knows, but because it felt personal and intimate we all started thinking about our own losses, as well.— started thinking about our own losses, as well. that's right. the last funeral— losses, as well. that's right. the last funeral i _ losses, as well. that's right. the last funeral i went _ losses, as well. that's right. the last funeral i went to _ losses, as well. that's right. the last funeral i went to before - last funeral i went to before yesterday _ last funeral i went to before yesterday was _ last funeral i went to before yesterday was my _ last funeral i went to before yesterday was my own - last funeral i went to before - yesterday was my own grandfather's is ofi'ust _ yesterday was my own grandfather's is ofi'ust being — yesterday was my own grandfather's is ofjust being there _ yesterday was my own grandfather's is ofjust being there brought - yesterday was my own grandfather's is ofjust being there brought back. is ofjust being there brought back a lot of— is ofjust being there brought back a lot of memories _ is ofjust being there brought back a lot of memories of— is ofjust being there brought back a lot of memories of being - is ofjust being there brought back a lot of memories of being at- is ofjust being there brought back a lot of memories of being at my. a lot of memories of being at my grandfather's _ a lot of memories of being at my grandfather's funeral— a lot of memories of being at my grandfather's funeral and - a lot of memories of being at my grandfather's funeral and that. a lot of memories of being at my. grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss _ grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and _ grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and the feelings _ grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and the feelings i _ grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and the feelings i had - grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and the feelings i had a - grandfather's funeral and that sense of loss and the feelings i had a few. of loss and the feelings i had a few months _ of loss and the feelings i had a few months ago — of loss and the feelings i had a few months ago when _ of loss and the feelings i had a few months ago when my— of loss and the feelings i had a few months ago when my grandfather. months ago when my grandfather passed _ months ago when my grandfather
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passed away. _ months ago when my grandfather passed away. i_ months ago when my grandfather passed away, i am _ months ago when my grandfather passed away, i am sure, - months ago when my grandfather passed away, i am sure, i- months ago when my grandfather passed away, i am sure, i being i passed away, i am sure, i being shared — passed away, i am sure, i being shared by— passed away, i am sure, i being shared by the _ passed away, i am sure, i being shared by the royal— passed away, i am sure, i being shared by the royal family. - passed away, i am sure, i being shared by the royal family. i. passed away, i am sure, i being. shared by the royal family. i felt privileged — shared by the royal family. i felt privileged to _ shared by the royal family. i felt privileged to be _ shared by the royal family. i felt privileged to be there. _ shared by the royal family. i felt privileged to be there. the - shared by the royal family. i feltl privileged to be there. the queen built rapport — privileged to be there. the queen built rapport with _ privileged to be there. the queen built rapport with not _ privileged to be there. the queen built rapport with not just - privileged to be there. the queen built rapport with notjust leadersi built rapport with notjust leaders but also _ built rapport with notjust leaders but also very _ built rapport with notjust leaders but also very normal— built rapport with notjust leaders but also very normal members i built rapport with notjust leaders but also very normal members of| built rapport with not just leaders - but also very normal members of the public _ but also very normal members of the public that — but also very normal members of the public. that was _ but also very normal members of the public. that was reflected _ but also very normal members of the public. that was reflected by- but also very normal members of the public. that was reflected by the - public. that was reflected by the congregation _ public. that was reflected by the congregation. you _ public. that was reflected by the congregation-— public. that was reflected by the congregation. you are among 200 --eole congregation. you are among 200 people who — congregation. you are among 200 people who received _ congregation. you are among 200 people who received honours - congregation. you are among 200 people who received honours in i congregation. you are among 200. people who received honours in the queen's birthday honours list, which is why you are there. what did you think of that decision, to include people like yourself, as well as those presidents and prime ministers, why did that matter, to say goodbye? i ministers, why did that matter, to say goodbye?— say goodbye? i think it was very much reflective _ say goodbye? i think it was very much reflective of _ say goodbye? i think it was very much reflective of the _ say goodbye? i think it was very i much reflective of the personality that the _ much reflective of the personality that the queen _ much reflective of the personality that the queen had, _ much reflective of the personality that the queen had, the - much reflective of the personality that the queen had, the queen. much reflective of the personality. that the queen had, the queen was one of— that the queen had, the queen was one of the _ that the queen had, the queen was one of the most— that the queen had, the queen was one of the most selfless _ that the queen had, the queen was one of the most selfless people, i that the queen had, the queen wasi one of the most selfless people, she was incredibly— one of the most selfless people, she was incredibly charitable, _ one of the most selfless people, she was incredibly charitable, i— one of the most selfless people, she was incredibly charitable, i think - was incredibly charitable, i think she was incredibly charitable, ! think she was— was incredibly charitable, i think she was patron _ was incredibly charitable, i think she was patron of _ was incredibly charitable, i think she was patron of over- was incredibly charitable, i think she was patron of over 600 - she was patron of over 600 charities _ she was patron of over 600 charities i_ she was patron of over 600 charities. i felt _ she was patron of over 600 charities. i felt that - she was patron of over 600 charities. i felt that the - charities. i felt that the personality— charities. ! felt that the personality of- charities. i felt that the personality of the - charities. i felt that the. personality of the queen charities. i felt that the - personality of the queen was charities. i felt that the _ personality of the queen was really seen by— personality of the queen was really seen by not — personality of the queen was really seen by notjust— personality of the queen was really seen by not just the _ personality of the queen was really seen by notjust the guest- personality of the queen was really seen by not just the guest list - personality of the queen was really seen by not just the guest list thatl seen by not just the guest list that were in— seen by not just the guest list that were in attendance _ seen by not just the guest list that were in attendance but _ seen by not just the guest list that were in attendance but also - seen by not just the guest list that were in attendance but also the i seen by not just the guest list that. were in attendance but also the way
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in which _ were in attendance but also the way in which the — were in attendance but also the way in which the whole _ were in attendance but also the way in which the whole ceremony- were in attendance but also the way in which the whole ceremony was i in which the whole ceremony was executed — in which the whole ceremony was executed very— in which the whole ceremony was executed. very grateful- in which the whole ceremony was executed. very grateful to - in which the whole ceremony was executed. very grateful to have i in which the whole ceremony was - executed. very grateful to have been there but— executed. very grateful to have been there but you — executed. very grateful to have been there but you always _ executed. very grateful to have been there but you always a _ executed. very grateful to have been there but you always a sense - executed. very grateful to have been there but you always a sense that, i there but you always a sense that, actually. _ there but you always a sense that, actually. there _ there but you always a sense that, actually, there are _ there but you always a sense that, actually, there are probably- there but you always a sense that, actually, there are probably far- actually, there are probably far more _ actually, there are probably far more aware _ actually, there are probably far more aware the _ actually, there are probably far more aware the people - actually, there are probably far more aware the people that. actually, there are probably fari more aware the people that she actually, there are probably far- more aware the people that she would or could _ more aware the people that she would or could have — more aware the people that she would or could have been— more aware the people that she would or could have been invited _ more aware the people that she would or could have been invited but- more aware the people that she would or could have been invited but that. or could have been invited but that doesn't _ or could have been invited but that doesn't detract _ or could have been invited but that doesn't detract from _ or could have been invited but that doesn't detract from the _ or could have been invited but that doesn't detract from the sort - or could have been invited but that doesn't detract from the sort of. or could have been invited but thati doesn't detract from the sort of day we had _ doesn't detract from the sort of day we had yesterday— doesn't detract from the sort of day we had yesterday which _ doesn't detract from the sort of day we had yesterday which we - doesn't detract from the sort of day we had yesterday which we will - doesn't detract from the sort of day i we had yesterday which we will never forget _ we had yesterday which we will never forget~ l— we had yesterday which we will never for: et. . . we had yesterday which we will never fortet. . , i. we had yesterday which we will never for et. ., , y., ., we had yesterday which we will never fortet. . , y., ., .,, forget. i am sure everyone who was invited from — forget. i am sure everyone who was invited from the _ forget. i am sure everyone who was invited from the honours _ forget. i am sure everyone who was invited from the honours list - invited from the honours list absolutely deserved to be there. so please you both enjoyed it. barbara crellin mbe and pranav bhanot. some of those invited to attend the funeral yesterday. this has been making us feel a little bit old today. the this has been making us feel a little bit old today.— for a quarter of a century, pop star robbie williams has been entertaining the world as a solo artist. to mark the milestone he's now released a brand new album — which has already broken records. appropriately named xxv — it features some of his best—loved hits
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from across the decades — as you've never heard them before. he's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. # so, come on, let me entertain you. # let me entertain you... so, an album to celebrate 25 years of being a solo star. yep. what made you want to revisit these songs with an orchestra? my management said that we should mark the anniversary of 25 years because it's important to mark anniversaries. i was like, "all right, if you say so, ok." and i understand now why you mark anniversaries — you get to look back and go, "maybe i was closer to what i wanted to achieve than i actually first thought." # no regrets. # they don't work. # no regrets now.
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# they only hurt... and then, also, you get these incredibly talented people that play their instruments and form an orchestra, and then the orchestra gives these frequencies that are angelic and godlike, and it adds import to what could otherwise be throwaway pop records. gravitas. gravitas! i've got gravitas on these records now, and...i'm worthy. # i guess the love we once had is officially... # undead. but it sounds like, from going back and looking at the songs again, it has actually given you a real sense ofjoy. my big feeling is my best years professionally could have been from when i was 16 to 21, when i was in take that. # could it be magic now? # now. # now and hold on fast.
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# could this be the magic at last? i know how brittle my ego is, and i know how fragile i am as a human being. and, you know, to be a "has been" or a "was what" or whatever it was that would have happened to me after take that — i'm incredibly grateful that the ship still goes forward. that's what. .. in short, i'm incredibly grateful — that's what the anniversary has done for me. it almost didn't happen. # well, tonight i'm gonna live for today. # so come along for the ride. # i'm hope i'm old before i die... life thru a lens came out, september1997. do you remember what number it entered at? four? 11! no way! you missed the top ten, and you were out the charts within four weeks. my god... that's terrifying. what did you feel at that time? call my dealer and go to groucho.
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that's what i was feeling at that time, to be honest with you, cos that's where i was at in the world. i was in a daze at the time. you know, iwas... i wasn't wondering about an awful lot. i knew i'd got angels in my back pocket. # she won't forsake me... what are we doing? # i'm loving angels instead... the other huge thing was you playing glastonbury in 1998 — next year, the 25th anniversary of that. what about you for the legend slot? yeah, that'd be cool, actually — i'd like to do that. er... yeah, i'd like another go round on that stage and feel that audience and get the chance to do it, yeah. cos you've never been back. no, i've not, have i? never really been on my radar and, obviously, it's not been on their radar, either. but now i'm like, "yeah, i...want to do that." there's only one problem.
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what? spice girls say they want it. oh, really? the legend slot. mm! what about spice girls for next time? mel gasps. that is... oh, sorry. that's. .. that's how excited you are. that's how excited i am! you have smacked my mic with excitement. you know, it's the dream. really? it's the absolute dream. they sent an envoy this year — mel c was there. really? their wirral ambassador. er... yeah, no, then that... like, the spice girls trumps a robbie williams, so maybe i'll have to wait. but you would like it one day. yeah, yeah. why would it mean so much to you? it is the epicentre of the music world for that weekend. # through it all she offers me protection. # a lot of love and affection. # whether i'm right or wrong. and everybody�*s watching, everybody�*s got their eyes on it. and that kind of thing doesn't exist these days because music on tv has died a death, and music being a potent, viable thing that gets you to sit down on a thursday night at 7:00
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for half an hour now doesn't exist. so, um, yeah, it's a big deal. cheering. where do you live now? i can't work it out. robbie sighs. me neither. we don't live anywhere. but how is that possible when you've got four kids? cos kids have to go to school. yeah, we are trying to figure out where and how to raise them. at the moment they are home—schooling and... selfishly, i'm really enjoying that. are you doing any of the schooling? my god, no! academia wasn't for me. i left school, my highest qualification was a d. in fact, it was the weirdest thing — you know, i was expecting them to be like me, and then charlie comes home and he's a bit of a genius when it comes to maths, and i didn't know what to do with that. it was like i was quite expecting to go, "it's all right, son, come in, yeah, i'm like that,
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i'm thick like you. and i did all right, didn't i?" but, like, he's come home and he's a mathematics genius and i'm like... "weirdo!" they laugh. you were the opening act at the queen's diamond jubilee concert. what are your memories of that, and of meeting the queen? to shut down that part of london in front of the palace, it was such a momentous occasion. and meeting the queen is, you know, it's a mixture of honour and terror! don't want to get this wrong. what does she mean to you? more now than ever, weirdly. there's always been a motherly figure that is the head of our nation, and it's provided some sort of safety over the years that you don't realise is happening
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until she passes away. and then i think she becomes even more important. there is an air, these last few days of, "what does that mean? where are we? wha—wha—what. .. what goes on now?" you know, how are we supposed to feel? how are we supposed to think, and what are we supposed to say? it's very, very odd. i don't think there could have been anybody on the planet that would have done as good a job as she did for the job she was asked to do, which is...yeah, incredible. robbie williams, thank you very much. thank you. i hope you're ok — your body language has been very defensive there, yeah. no because... no, no, no. are you just trying to keep your nipples in there? no, no, no, no, no! my stomach is bursting out of these buttons! colin laughs. and, like, i'd have been way more relaxed for... it's not... i'm not defensive —
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it'sjust like, "oh, yeah." when i put this suit on, i didn't actually practise sitting down in it. mm. middle—age spread. laughter i like the way he stood up so we couldn't get that shot. we have all been there, goodness knows. while on holiday a few years ago, thriller writer louise doughty began to wonder what would happen if the resort was suddenly under attack — which family members would she run to — would she help others or save herself? that concept has now been turned into a three—part drama called crossfire — which starts tonight on bbc one. let's take a look. all this time you thought you were choosing your life. holiday! but, actually, you were just heading towards that moment. scream.
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if only i'd known... ..it was always going to end like this. so how was your holiday? relaxing! we're joined now byjosette simon who stars in the new series. edge of our seat. how was it to film? , , .. , edge of our seat. how was it to film? , , , , film? gruelling because you will see it is very much _ film? gruelling because you will see it is very much a _ film? gruelling because you will see it is very much a nailbiter_ film? gruelling because you will see it is very much a nailbiter and - film? gruelling because you will see it is very much a nailbiter and it - it is very much a nailbiter and it is people in extremist... terrified and desperate. when you are filming something like that and you have to be in that state, as real as possible, every single day, it is quite tough to shoot. particularly when ou quite tough to shoot. particularly when you are _ quite tough to shoot. particularly when you are staying _ quite tough to shoot. particularly when you are staying in - quite tough to shoot. particularly when you are staying in the - quite tough to shoot. particularly| when you are staying in the same hotel where you are filming it. it was shot in tenerife during covid
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times so we had quite a lot of restrictions, middle of nowhere, and we stayed in the same hotel that we shot, as it were, the drama in. sometimes we used the rooms we were staying in. cast, crew, producers, everybody stayed in the same hotel. it was very intense. toll everybody stayed in the same hotel. it was very intense.— it was very intense. you were living the drama at _ it was very intense. you were living the drama at the _ it was very intense. you were living the drama at the same _ it was very intense. you were living the drama at the same time - it was very intense. you were living the drama at the same time as - the drama at the same time as filming — the drama at the same time as filming it~ _ the drama at the same time as filmin: it. ., the drama at the same time as filming it— the drama at the same time as filmin: it. ., .., �* ., , filming it. you couldn't really get away from _ filming it. you couldn't really get away from it- _ filming it. you couldn't really get away from it. in _ filming it. you couldn't really get away from it. in a _ filming it. you couldn't really get away from it. in a way _ filming it. you couldn't really get away from it. in a way it - filming it. you couldn't really get away from it. in a way it lent - away from it. in a way it lent itself to its biggest drama very intense, very claustrophobic and actually living in that environment during the filming was intense and quite claustrophobic. so you could use it. a. quite claustrophobic. so you could use it. . ., , ., ., quite claustrophobic. so you could use it. “ ., , ., ., ,, quite claustrophobic. so you could use it. . ., , ., ., ,, ., use it. a hotel situation like that is a melting _ use it. a hotel situation like that is a melting pot _ use it. a hotel situation like that is a melting pot of _ use it. a hotel situation like that is a melting pot of people, - use it. a hotel situation like that is a melting pot of people, all. is a melting pot of people, all kinds — is a melting pot of people, all kinds of— is a melting pot of people, all kinds of backgrounds and lifestyles. in kinds of backgrounds and lifestyles. in any— kinds of backgrounds and lifestyles. in any hotel you are always watching each other— in any hotel you are always watching each other and that is why it works so perfectly in this drama. it is
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very relatable _ so perfectly in this drama. it s very relatable because everyone to a lesser or greater degree has gone to an all—inclusive holiday resort with family or friends or whatever and people are on the sun lounger reading their book, looking at phones, someone is in the pool, having a drink at the bar, in the cafe and it is all very ordinary and suddenly these shots ring out and you have to run for your life. that psychological _ you have to run for your life. that psychological fascination with, what would i do, who would i be, would i grapple with the gunmen, protect my child or partner? we don't know! you don't know until you are in it, how you would behave.— don't know until you are in it, how you would behave. exactly, and when ou sa , you would behave. exactly, and when you say. would _ you would behave. exactly, and when you say. would i— you would behave. exactly, and when you say. would i get— you would behave. exactly, and when you say, would i get my _ you would behave. exactly, and when you say, would i get my partner? - you would behave. exactly, and wheni you say, would i get my partner? you don't have time for that. one of the terrible things in a situation like this and in this drama is that they shots ring out and you have to run and you don't know where your family
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are. you don't have time to say, john, come over here or a you just run. he spent the whole time not knowing what is happening to anyone else white and living with decisions you make at that time. one of the things you hope in a situation like that, maybe you would be brave or assist someone else but you actually don't know until you are in something like that. the great thing about this drama is that it follows these ordinary people when they get back after... my bracelet has just fallen off. no, it is your spoon! i jumped! that is howl fallen off. no, it is your spoon! i jumped! that is how i am feeling about— jumped! that is how i am feeling about this — jumped! that is how i am feeling about this. it jumped! that is how i am feeling about this-— about this. it follows them when the net about this. it follows them when they get back — about this. it follows them when they get back home _ about this. it follows them when they get back home which - about this. it follows them when they get back home which is - about this. it follows them when they get back home which is a i about this. it follows them when - they get back home which is a really important aspect, so you get the impact on ordinary people but up in an extraordinary situation.— an extraordinary situation. having been through _ an extraordinary situation. having been through this _ an extraordinary situation. having been through this experience, - an extraordinary situation. having | been through this experience, has an extraordinary situation. having i been through this experience, has it made _ been through this experience, has it made you _ been through this experience, has it made you question, when you are in a situation. _ made you question, when you are in a situation. like — made you question, when you are in a situation, like in a restaurant that we are _ situation, like in a restaurant that we are seeing now, or in a hotel or
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a crowd. _ we are seeing now, or in a hotel or a crowd. you — we are seeing now, or in a hotel or a crowd, you start thinking, what would _ a crowd, you start thinking, what would i_ a crowd, you start thinking, what would i do — a crowd, you start thinking, what would i do if something happened to me now— would i do if something happened to me now in _ would i do if something happened to me now in real life? the would i do if something happened to me now in real life?— would i do if something happened to me now in real life? the thought has crossed my — me now in real life? the thought has crossed my mind! _ me now in real life? the thought has crossed my mind! one _ me now in real life? the thought has crossed my mind! one of— me now in real life? the thought has crossed my mind! one of the - crossed my mind! one of the difficult things is that you just don't know what you would do. you don't know what you would do. you don't know. you would hope you would don't know. you would hope you would do this and hope you would do that and you may have an idea, but actually, you know, if suddenly for instance we were stormed... if somebody stormed in here... you have no idea what you are going to do. you don't know. you hope you would find it in yourself to somehow be brave or altruistic and help other people or whatever. but when you are in that extreme terror and fight or flight and you have no idea where the shots are coming from or what is going on, you cannot imagine. indie going on, you cannot imagine. we remain fascinated with imagining. we are asking people on the programme this morning about their experiences of queen elizabeth ii. you have your own. , z: z: z:
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of queen elizabeth ii. you have your own. , i: z: z: ., , of queen elizabeth ii. you have your own. , i: i: z: ., , ., ., own. id. in 2000 i was awarded the mbe for services _ own. id. in 2000 i was awarded the mbe for services to _ own. id. in 2000 i was awarded the mbe for services to drama -- - own. id. in 2000 i was awarded the mbe for services to drama -- i - own. id. in 2000 i was awarded the mbe for services to drama -- i was| mbe for services to drama —— i was awarded obe. it is wonderful. you don't know until you are there who is going to pin the obe upon your garment and it was the queen! so it was lovely, it was really lovely. you looks —— and you said she looks small. you looks -- and you said she looks small. ,, , , ,, , you looks -- and you said she looks small. ., , , ,, , ., small. she is tiny! she is so warm and welcoming — small. she is tiny! she is so warm and welcoming and _ small. she is tiny! she is so warm and welcoming and i _ small. she is tiny! she is so warm and welcoming and i don't - small. she is tiny! she is so warm and welcoming and i don't know. small. she is tiny! she is so warm i and welcoming and i don't know how she know so much about everybody but you have to resist the urge to give her a big hug she isjust so lovely. thank you so much for coming in. hot thank you so much for coming in. not at all. crossfire starts tonight on bbc one at 9pm. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8.59.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. liz truss is in new york on her first trip abroad as prime minister. she'll pledge at a un summit to match the £2.3 billion of military aid spent on ukraine next year. the new business secretary is expected to make a statement tomorrow on plans to help firms and businesses. queen elizabeth ii has been buried in a private ceremony at windsor castle. the royal family is observing another week of mourning but flags on government buildings will no longer fly at half mast. queen elizabeth has been laid to rest at windsor castle.
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